Airport photo of Longreach (YLRE / LRE) in Queensland, Australia | AirHistory.net #566526
Location
City / Airport:LongreachMap
Region / Country:Queensland, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YLRE   IATA: LRE   Local: -   Other: -
Date & Photographer
Photo Date:5 October 1982
Photo by:Andy Anderson
Photo ID: 566526
Photo Comment

Image taken almost 60 years to the day that QANTAS's first ever service was operated (2nd November,1922) from Longreach. A Trans Australia Airlines Fokker F27 (VH-TQT, Thomas Mitchell) operating it's Queensland regional service in 1982 stands in front of the original QANTAS hangar built in 1922 and heritage listed on the 21st of October 1992 and now part of the QANTAS Founders Outback Museum.

This photo is copyright © Andy Anderson, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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