Australia Come Fly with Me

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Episode 1  |  SBS  |  October 14, 2020

History

Design and technologies
9-10 11-12
Classification: Parental GuidanceClassification: Parental Guidance

Justine Clarke tastes the dangers of flying in the 1920s, discovers how daredevil aviators lifted the spirits of Australians bereft by war, and measures herself against the demanding standards of the first airline hostesses.

Justine Clarke tastes the dangers of flying in the 1920s, discovers how daredevil aviators lifted the spirits of Australians bereft by war, and measures herself against the demanding standards of the first airline hostesses.

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