G-AGKT transitions from BOAC camouflage to Qantas bare metal. It was used to fly between Australia and Sri Lanka (Ceylon) as part of a wartime UK-Australia air link. G-AGKT remained with Qantas after the war and was scrapped in Sydney in 1947. Photo from: State Library of Western Australia

G-AGKT carries a small kangaroo after wartime service connecting Australia with Sri Lanka. It was scrapped at Sydney in 1947. Photo from: National Library of Australia

In 1944, Liberators replaced Catalinas on the long wartime route from Western Australia to Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The aircraft came from BOAC but were operated by Qantas. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales

G-AGKT was provided by BOAC to Qantas to operate from Australia to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) replacing Catalinas. The long-haul route avoided Japanese airspace and opened a quicker route to the UK than via the Pacific and the US. -AGKT, stripped of paint, continued with Qantas after the war and was the first Qantas aircraft to carry the kangaroo logo. Withdrawn from use in 1947, it was scrapped at Sydney airport without entering the Australian register. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales