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The Secret Order of the Double Sunrise certificate that was given by Qantas to all passengers on the Double Sunrise service. The Secret Order of the Double Sunrise was an illustrated certificate given to passengers aboard the flying boats of the Australia–England air link, to attest they had been airborne for more than 24 hours. [15] [21]
Taking between 27 and 33 hours, with departure timed so that the flight crossed Japanese occupied territory during darkness, the crew and passengers would observe the sunrise twice, which led to the service being known as "The Double Sunrise". [37] The Double Sunrise flights remain the longest (in terms of airtime) commercial flights in history.
In the United Kingdom, Here Come the Double Deckers was released in November 2010 by Second Sight as a two-disc Region 2 DVD set containing all 17 episodes. All the episodes are presented as originally aired. The set also includes a special feature, Double Decker Memories, featuring interviews with Brinsley Forde and Michael Audreson.
Originally designed by Consolidated Aircraft as a patrol bomber with a long operational range, the PBY was soon adapted to fill a multitude of roles. [7] With war planners becoming increasingly conscious to the possibility of a future conflict in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Navy invested millions of dollars in the 1930s into developing flying boats.
Maebashi Witches (前橋ウィッチーズ, Maebashi Uitchīzu) is an upcoming original anime television series produced by Sunrise. The series is directed by Junichi Yamamoto and written by Erika Yoshida. It features original character designs by Yu Inami, animation character designs by Nozomi Tachibana, and music by Yuri Habuka.
Mark Adrian Holden-Aikhomu (né Cortis; 21 September 1962) is a British-born Canadian actor of Nigerian descent, who works in film, television, theatre and voice.He has worked extensively throughout Canada, UK, Europe and South Africa.
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A well-documented example of a double or occulted sunset is associated with Leek, Staffordshire, England. The phenomenon is viewable from the town on and around the summer solstice in good weather. [4] [5] [6] The first published mention of the Leek double sunset was made in 1686 by Dr Robert Plot in his book The Natural History Of Stafford ...