File:Flying boat Cooee, operated by Qantas, ca. 1940.jpg

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English: Creator: Unidentified.

Location: Queensland.

Description: Short S23 Empire Flying Boat. Registered to Qantas Empire Airways, Brisbane, on 20 May 1938 and de-registered on 11 August 1942. COR No. 712, registration number VH-ABF. The engines were 940 hp. Bristol Mk. 100, the passenger capacity was 32 and cruising speed was 135 miles per hour. The plane route was from Australia to Singapore. The flying boat, and others in this fleet, was used as troop transport during World War II. (Description supplied with photograph)

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Date 1940s
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