He had many stories regarding his service including that of using ex armuments from downed B17 bombers to replace there own inferiour weapons..no gun turrets etc just him standing half out of the top pointing the gun. I have a few photos to remember him by but this will be passed onto family to have a look at for sure!. cheers for the memories.
Great footage of the 'Coolangatta' My grandfather Bob Strathearn past away just a few years ago and was a wireless/air gunner on the coolangatta when in service during WW11, he retired from service before it lost its bottom due to metal fatigue in rose bay sydney.
@DartDakota QANTAS Empire Airways was a subsidiary entity set up by QANTAS to participate with Imperial Airways Ltd in the Empire Airmail Scheme. Tasman Empire Air Lines (TEAL) which later became Air New Zealand, was set up for the same purpose.
When the Empire Air Mail Scheme was set up, Ansett dissented as they - and other now defunct Australian airlines - had other plans for air mail.
QEA allowed a single company, comprised of the various entities, to have the necessary end-to-end rights.
There are no S-23 Flying Boats in existence now, not even in a museum. Like the gorgeous Boeing 314 Flying Boats, all we have left now is video and still photos.
A great posting history in the making. QANTAS (EMPIRE AIRWAYS) were up there with the very latest Flying boats in cluding those Marlin Yankee Clippers of Pan Am airways. GREAT POSTING Well done. PS The Sydney landing base was at Rose Bay in Sydney Australia & is now a Museum for flying boats including WW2 service PBY's . It is located 2 bays from the Sydney harbour bridge east end /southern side.
He had many stories regarding his service including that of using ex armuments from downed B17 bombers to replace there own inferiour weapons..no gun turrets etc just him standing half out of the top pointing the gun. I have a few photos to remember him by but this will be passed onto family to have a look at for sure!. cheers for the memories.
40rst 10 months ago
Great footage of the 'Coolangatta' My grandfather Bob Strathearn past away just a few years ago and was a wireless/air gunner on the coolangatta when in service during WW11, he retired from service before it lost its bottom due to metal fatigue in rose bay sydney.
40rst 10 months ago
Are there any videos of the whole interior of this plane. Like a walk-trough video.
TheTurbinator 11 months ago
@DartDakota QANTAS Empire Airways was a subsidiary entity set up by QANTAS to participate with Imperial Airways Ltd in the Empire Airmail Scheme. Tasman Empire Air Lines (TEAL) which later became Air New Zealand, was set up for the same purpose.
When the Empire Air Mail Scheme was set up, Ansett dissented as they - and other now defunct Australian airlines - had other plans for air mail.
QEA allowed a single company, comprised of the various entities, to have the necessary end-to-end rights.
flygweilo 1 year ago
I like "Aircraft Landing In Turin, All Luggage In Amsterdam".
danlefou 3 years ago
Q.A.N.T.A.S.=Queens and Nancies Trained as Stewards? I like that. Almost as good as
B.O A.C (Better On A Camel.) But B.A. = ? Unprintable here.
kworthing78 3 years ago
There are no S-23 Flying Boats in existence now, not even in a museum. Like the gorgeous Boeing 314 Flying Boats, all we have left now is video and still photos.
kworthing78 3 years ago
@kworthing78
There are still a couple of Shorts Sunderlands on display in museums in England, although of course they no longer fly.
Try the R A F Museum at Hendon, North London.
jeremy1000100 1 year ago
How many of those survive?
ragemanchoo82 3 years ago
you can see in the background of the Sydney landing parts of the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse..looks the same really today!
fordlandau 4 years ago
Keep 'em coming, Bomberguy!
denberg2 4 years ago
A great posting history in the making. QANTAS (EMPIRE AIRWAYS) were up there with the very latest Flying boats in cluding those Marlin Yankee Clippers of Pan Am airways. GREAT POSTING Well done. PS The Sydney landing base was at Rose Bay in Sydney Australia & is now a Museum for flying boats including WW2 service PBY's . It is located 2 bays from the Sydney harbour bridge east end /southern side.
fordroad 4 years ago
Another great one!
rdavit 4 years ago