Aerosoft PBY-5 Qantas 5 paints 2015-11-08

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Aerosoft PBY-5 Qantas 5 paints - Aerosoft PBY-5 Catalina in the colors of PBY-5's operated by Qantas

Five repaint for the Aerosoft PBY-5 Catalina in the colors of PBY-5's operated by Qantas on the 'Double Sunrise Service' between Western Australia and Ceylon between 1943 and 1945.

In 1943, Royal Australian Air Force personnel were seconded to operate Catalinas under the banner of Qantas. The plan called for flights between Perth, Western Australia, and RAF Base Koggala in southern Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The flights were the longest non-stop air route of any airline, over 3,500 nautical...

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