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13 May 2008

Flying boats

A new exhibition is paying tribute to the flying boat, the name given to the planes that would fly from Sydney to London with 30 stop-overs. It's 70 years since the first flying boat left Sydney's first international airport.


Guests

Captain Scottie Allen
Flying boat pilot

George Roberts
Former Qantas engineer

Margaret Holle
Former air hostess

Matthew Holle
Curator, Museum of Sydney

Reporter

Madeleine Genner

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