Aircraft Photo of G-AGKT | Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II | Qantas Empire Airways - QEA | AirHistory.net #152867
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-AGKT
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Aircraft Version:Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II
C/n (msn):117
Operator Titles:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
Location
City / Airport:LearmonthMap
Region / Country:Western Australia, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YPLM   IATA: LEA   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:June 1944 to July 1945
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 152867
Photo Comment

In 1944, Liberators replaced Catalinas on the long wartime route from Western Australia to Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The aircraft came from BOAC but were operated by Qantas. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales

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