Keywords: First Qantas Aerial Mail Service departs Charleville, 2 November 1922.jpg en On 2 November 1922 the first Q A N T A S airmail service left Charleville McGinness was pilot Baird was engineer They reached Longreach safely greeted by a large crowd Paul McGinness 1896 - 1952 and Sir Wilmot Hudson Fysh KBE DFC 1895 - 1974 were the two men who started Qantas Paul McGinness piloted the first mail service flight in 1922 and then resigned from the company shortly afterwards 1922-11-02 https //www flickr com/photos/hwmobs/8268676425/ author other versions Custom license marker 2014 11 02 PD-Australia Uploaded with UploadWizard Files uploaded by Russavia Hudson Fysh Paul McGinness 1922 in aviation in Australia Charleville Queensland Qantas Armstrong Whitworth F K 8 Postal aircraft |