Australia Aka Guba Flying Boat Flight (1939)

Full titles read: “AUSTRALIA“ L/S’s of the large American flying boat the ’Guba’ being wheeled down a ramp into a river in Sydney. M/S’s of Australia’s Post Master General Mr Harrison wishing the pilot of the aircraft good look on his journey. The commentator says that the crew of the aeroplane are to undertake a survey of the Indian ocean as an emergency Empire trade route. L/S’s of the plane taking to the air. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the Br