'We have decided we must have the 747.' - Bert Ritchie, Qantas
Chief Executive, 1967 From 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 the ground and in the air. 'Jim Eames is a legend in the
industry . . . It's hard to imagine anyone better placed to chart
the history and insider stories of the jumbo jet . . . there's
social history, wry anecdotes and nostalgia aplenty.' - Weekend
Australian 'Jim Eames takes us on the journey of the Boeing 747,
the plane that dominated international travel. A former leader in
the airline that bet its (and Australia's) future on the 747s, Jim
guides us through the jet's remarkable design, construction and
operations that put Australia on the world's stage. The Mighty 747
is essential reading for every person who has an interest in
aviation, and Jim's knowledge, experience and insights put him in
the captain's seat to explain how Boeing, the 747 and Qantas
changed the world.' - Captain Richard de Crespigny AM,
Pilot-in-Command and author of QF32 'A love story about this
wonderful plane and the impact it had on so many people's lives . .
. some wonderful memories in here and some great stories as well.'
- 2GB
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