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Qantas Foundation Memorial Ltd.
Qantas Foundation Memorial Ltd (QFM) is a Trustee Company responsible for the administration of the Qantas Foundation Memorial Trust. QFM was incorporated on 20 February, 1990, with the goal:
To commemorate the ethos and preserve the material history of the foundation and early operations of Qantas Airways Ltd.
It operates the "Qantas Founders Outback Museum". While Museums preserve past heritage for the historical, educational and entertainment benefit of the community, within this Museum, displaying people, places and aeroplanes, and the re-creation of flight in this pioneer era of aviation, there is a theme for the present generations of Australians:
Hold a vision. Pursue that vision with a tenacity of purpose, a dedication to excellence, and a sense if integrity, so that people will stand back, observe, and say "I am proud of what has been achieved".
The Qantas Founders Outback Museum is the initiative of people of Western Queensland.
First 707 returning
707 News:
Boeing 707 VH-XBA has landed in Longreach and is now on display. Please contact the Museum to get all the details.
To be added to the email list to be notified of details as soon as they are known, send an email to 707-news@qfm.org.au
QFM purchased a very important aircraft to add to the collection. The 707 was specifically built to Qantas specifications and is not only a significant aviation artefact in Australia but was the first commercial jet exported from the United States. It has a place in history and it will be permanently preserved for future generations alongside the original hangar at the Qantas Founders Outback Museum at Longreach, Queensland.
This effort is probably the most advanced and difficult technological project ever undertaken by a group of volunteers in the world, the Foundation is very proud of its 707 Team who are currently undertaking a massive program of inspection and rectification to bring the aircraft up to flight status for the delivery flight from the UK to Australia later this year. The Boeing 707 rolled out of the Seattle factory in 1959 and has been lying idle for the last 6 years.
We have received a funding grant of $1m from the Australian Government Department of Environment and Heritage towards the restoration to flying standard of the first jet aircraft ever registered in Australia.
Many companies including Qantas, Boeing, Goodyear and ATC Lashams had contributed significant cash and kind to the project to supplement the thousands of man-hours put in by our highly qualified team members.
| ACN | 011 019 097 | POST | PO Box 747 Longreach Queensland 4730 | ||||
| TELE | +61 7 4658 3737 | FAX | +61 7 4658 3767 | enquiries@qfm.org.au | WEB | www.qfm.org.au | |