Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
We need to unearth a photo like yours, but of one of the four Qantas aircraft at Heathrow.
A bit more delving around into BOAC/Qantas/Kangaroo route history would suggest we're unlikely to find one (except for perhaps any pre-delivery photos).
The joint BOAC/Qantas UK/Australia service (initially from Hurn) started in May 1945. But the Qantas's own four ex-BOAC Lancastrians didn't arrive until mid/late 1947/early 1948, by which time Qantas had bought four Lockheed 749 Constellations, which inaugurated its own badged Sydney/Heathrow service in December 1947. Its own Lancastrians appear to have been used on other Asian routes such as Tokyo and Manila.
Some nice footage of Connies on the Kangaroo route here:
The Longest Hop - Qantas' Kangaroo Route