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'Flying Boats' - Sydney's golden age of aviation
1938 saw the dawn of a golden age of aviation when Rose Bay became home to Sydney's first international airport, servicing the mighty flying boats - large and luxurious aircraft that alighted on water.
This was an era when air travel was new, exciting and glamorous. Passengers travelling from Sydney to England enjoyed a leisurely ten-day trip in first class comfort with over 30 exotic stopovers.
Flying boats played a vital role in World War II, and after the war they opened up the South Pacific as a holiday playground for Australians. As a result Sydney operated the world's last major flying boat base until 1974.
Featuring photographs, posters, film, models, a recreated cabin, a flying boat engine and fascinating personal stories, Flying Boats presents a definitive account of this extraordinary chapter in Sydney's history.
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