The flying kangaroo : great untold stories of Qantas ... the heroic, the hilarious and the sometimes...
The flying kangaroo : great untold stories of Qantas ... the heroic, the hilarious and the sometimes...
The flying kangaroo : great untold stories of Qantas ... the heroic, the hilarious and the sometimes just plain strange / Jim Eames.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Crows Nest NSW Allen & Unwin, 2018.
Call Numbers
H 2018/0860
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Foreword Introduction IT'S A CULTURE THING 1. We're off to polish the engines THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RIGHT CHOICE 2. The Pregnant Pup 3. The Nadi 'bump' EVER-PRESENT DANGER 4. Taim Bilong Balus 5. 'Skippy Squadron' 6. Cyclone Tracy SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT 7. Training at the Bay of Pigs 8....
Publication information
Publisher
Crows Nest NSW Allen & Unwin, 2018.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
From its earliest days, Qantas has attracted its fair share of unusual challenges and unique characters. These are the stories of a great airline and the people who made it, told by a man who has Qantas blood running through his veins. They are hilarious, nostalgic, heroic and sometimes even odd. They are about the brilliant risk takers who made Qa...
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Full title
The flying kangaroo : great untold stories of Qantas ... the heroic, the hilarious and the sometimes just plain strange / Jim Eames.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Previous edition published: 2015.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2015.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2018/0860
Record Identifier
74VKVo2rE723
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVo2rE723
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781760632397
DDC
387.706594
MMS ID
991024164217002626
