Territory Stories

QANTAS

Details:

Title

QANTAS,

Collection

WWII Military Units, HistoryNT, Second World War, 1939-1945,

Date

0000-00-00,

Nation of service

Australia,

Service

Civil,

Unit

QANTAS,

History

On 16 November 1920 Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd was formed. With the outbreak of war Qantas continued flying to Singapore. A Qantas crew saved an Empire Flying Boat near a burning munition ship in Darwin Harbour, taking off moments before the 11,000 tonne 'Neptuna' exploded with such force that the stern landed the other side of the wharf. The Qantas hangar at the civil airfield was destroyed by bombs.,

Notes

Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0,

Language

English,

Subject

World War II, 1939-1945, Civilian service, Airlines, Aircraft, Qantas,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm,

Related links

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/12840 [PictureNT : PH0253/0082, Qantas Empire Airways Ltd hangar, Stuart Bert Collection], http://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/qantas.htm? [Qantas during WW2], http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/history/global/en [The history of Qantas]https://www.qantas.com/au/en/about-us/our-company/our-history.html [The history of Qantas], http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-20/museum-to-breathe-new-life-into-catalina-vintage-flying-boat/4898496? [Qantas Museum, Longreach], http://www.qfom.com.au/ [Qantas Founders Museum], http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/history-world-at-war/global/en [Qantas and the world at war], http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/history-founders/global/en? [Founders of Qantas ],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/843044,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/843050