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Qantas Pilot RB Tapp in Darwin, c1925

1925

Qantas Pilot RB Tapp in Darwin, c1925

1925

  • NFSA ID2EQ6YN3Z
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormDocumentary
  • Year1925

Darwin has a rich aviation history and the establishment of the airline Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd, which was to become Qantas Australia, is closely tied to the region. This footage features Qantas pilot RB Tapp on a stopover in Darwin and the Darwin Cenotaph, erected outside Government House to commemorate those who had served in the First World War.

Note: this film is silent.

Darwin has a rich aviation history and the establishment of the airline Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd, which was to become Qantas Australia, is closely tied to the region. This footage features Qantas pilot RB Tapp on a stopover in Darwin and the Darwin Cenotaph, erected outside Government House to commemorate those who had served in the First World War.

Note: this film is silent.

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