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ISBN10: 1760877115, ISBN13: 9781760877118, [publisher: Allen & Unwin, St Leonards] Softcover Paperback. 'We have decided we must have the 747.' - Bert Ritchie, Qantas Chief Executive, 1967From its first Qantas flight in 1971, the Boeing 747 flew millions of people to Australia, overseas for work, back to their homelands, on holiday and out of danger. For most Australians, the 747 was their first experience of international travel. And now, history's most iconic commercial aircraft is scheduled to be decommissioned around the world.In this jet-set nostalgia journey, Jim Eames - bestselling author of The Flying Kangaroo and Courage in the Skies - tells us how the 747, a watershed in aviation technology, dramatically changed air travel, and recounts the high points of its life at Qantas, including the uplift out of Darwin after Cyclone Tracy, the return of the Diggers to Gallipoli and the evacuation of Australians from Wuhan. We discover how the 747 came in all shapes and sizes, eventually becoming the 747-400, which set a world distance record from London to Sydney. We also find out about the near misses and how close we have come to disaster on several occasions. And finally, we remember the 747's farewell to Australia, when it departed our skies for the last time in 2020.The Mighty 747 is the jumbo's Australian story, and is woven with the humour and nostalgia of the people at Qantas who sold the 747 to Australia and who made it work on ...
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ISBN10: 1760877115, ISBN13: 9781760877118, [publisher: Allen & Unwin] Softcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2022]

Paperback / softback. New. The world's most iconic commercial aircraft, the Boeing 747, and its Australian story. ISBN 1760877115 9781760877118 [GB]

ISBN10: 1760877115, ISBN13: 9781760877118, [publisher: Allen and Unwin] Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
[Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2022]

ISBN10: 1760877115, ISBN13: 9781760877118, [publisher: Allen & Unwin] Softcover 288 pages. 9.21x6.10x0.94 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2023]

ISBN10: 1760877115, ISBN13: 9781760877118, [publisher: Allen & Unwin Nov 2022] Softcover Neuware - The world's most iconic commercial aircraft, the Boeing 747, and its Australian story.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2022]
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ISBN10: 1760877115, ISBN13: 9781760877118, [publisher: Allen & Unwin, St Leonards] Softcover Paperback. 'We have decided we must have the 747.' - Bert Ritchie, Qantas Chief Executive, 1967From its first Qantas flight in 1971, the Boeing 747 flew millions of people to Australia, overseas for work, back to their homelands, on holiday and out of danger. For most Australians, the 747 was their first experience of international travel. And now, history's most iconic commercial aircraft is scheduled to be decommissioned around the world.In this jet-set nostalgia journey, Jim Eames - bestselling author of The Flying Kangaroo and Courage in the Skies - tells us how the 747, a watershed in aviation technology, dramatically changed air travel, and recounts the high points of its life at Qantas, including the uplift out of Darwin after Cyclone Tracy, the return of the Diggers to Gallipoli and the evacuation of Australians from Wuhan. We discover how the 747 came in all shapes and sizes, eventually becoming the 747-400, which set a world distance record from London to Sydney. We also find out about the near misses and how close we have come to disaster on several occasions. And finally, we remember the 747's farewell to Australia, when it departed our skies for the last time in 2020.The Mighty 747 is the jumbo's Australian story, and is woven with the humour and nostalgia of the people at Qantas who sold the 747 to Australia and who made it work on ...
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Allen & Unwin 1/1/2022 12: 11: 00 AM Softcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.

St Leonards Allen & Unwin 2022 Paperback New. Intended for college/higher education audience.

ISBN10: 1760877115, ISBN13: 9781760877118, [publisher: Allen & Unwin] Softcover Book is in Used-LikeNew condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear. 0.93
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2022]