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The first QANTAS logbook

The first QANTAS logbook

Now considered a national treasure, the logbook of the first Qantas aircraft records that on 17 May 1921 Hudson Fysh took 5 hours 20 minutes to complete the 315 miles from Cloncurry to Longreach (sans passengers), the Avro 504 having carried a total of 643 passengers by then.

Attribution

ACC 4117, QANTAS Log Book, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.