Australian travellers joined the jet-set era 50 years ago when Qantas flight EM774 departed Sydney Airport at 3.35pm on 29 July 1959, bound for Nadi, Honolulu and San Francisco. The sleek, silver and white fuselage of the Boeing 707 jet created history as Qantas became the first airline in the world to operate commercial passenger jet services across the Pacific. Qantas also was the first airline based outside the USA to operate the new passenger jet.
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Romerjon17 1 year ago
go qantas!
a09z233 2 years ago
Great Video!
mcpcshowcaseHD 2 years ago
THE BEST and the well you know the rest .....
vhzxb 2 years ago
Qantas never lost any aircraft - a few near-misses, but that is still a fantastic safety record - Well done Qantas!
deccas1391 2 years ago
The 707 was actually a very fine aircraft given its 1940s and 50s technology. It holds a record in that it is the only jet aircraft type that has never had a loss over the Atlantic nor has QANTAS ever had a loss of any of its 707s. Quite remarkable given the millions of mile-hours the 707 had flown since 1958.
davidLw15 2 years ago
I can't believe this footage still exists! I was a 5 year-old boy aboard a QANTAS 707 from Idlewild to Sydney on October 14, 1960. My parents and I returned three years later on another QANTAS 707 on Jan. 5, 1963. I still maintain the ticket stubs from that long ago along with a red QANTAS passport and ticket holder. Thanks for this upload!
davidLw15 2 years ago
wos
Slynsmiley 2 years ago
Terrific bit of old footage. The golden age of air travel for sure. Thanks Qantas.
ALFAGOMMA 2 years ago
ahhhhh good ol' Qantas! wouldn't be aviation without Qantas!
shadddey5 2 years ago