Re: Cinderella time: Anpex 1959

"rodney" <pookiethai@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "muff528" <res0f19c@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Could be one of these:
>> http://www.aussieairliners.org/douglas/dc4aust.htm
>> Maybe DC-4 or DC-6
>> Possibly DC-7 because of late date on the stamp but I don't know if any

>> of these were ever operated by Australian carriers.
>> Regards, TP
>
> G'day TP,
> I am still opting for the DC4
> Qantas, (if that <is> the carrier on the label) did not fly DC7's

There are many pics of individual aircraft in the above link and one of
the 
paint schemes may match up closely enough with the one on the stamp to 
identify the carrier. A couple of the Qantas paint jobs look very similar
to 
the one on the stamp.

> read this fascinating inside story on aircraft and those that make the
> big expensive choices.
> http://www.adastron.com/707/qantas/707-development.htm
>

Thanks, very interesting article. I imagine that the competition in the 
development of the jet airliners was quite fierce and it didn't take much 
negotiation for Qantas to get what they wanted or needed from Boeing or
P&W.

Tony P.