Flying boats first came to Karumba in 1938 when it was a refuelling stop for Qantas-Imperial Airways flights. The RAAF based flying boats there during World War II. After the war, the based was closed and the buildings sold. VH-FGC operated from the slipway next to the old Qantas lodge
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