LONG FLIGHT OVER: Less than a fortnight after leaving Perth, the 14 members of the Qanias Lancastrian engaged on a survey flight across the Indian Ocean, completed their mission yesterday afternoon when the plane returned to Guildford airport. After the airport's yellow quarantine flag had been lowered, the plane's party left the tarmac (shown here) and had a few hours in Perth ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 1 Dec 1948, Page 3
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