Aircraft Photo of VH-BPT | Lockheed 414 Hudson IVA | East-West Airlines | AirHistory.net #108443
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-BPT
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed 14 Super Electra
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed B14/214/414 Hudson
Aircraft Version:Lockheed 414 Hudson IVA
C/n (msn):414-6039
Operator Titles:East-West Airlines
Location
City / Airport:Wagga Wagga - Forest HillMap
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YSWG   IATA: WGA   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1957
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID: 108443
Photo Comment

Ex VH-EWE, reregistered VH-BPT pending disposal only to find work during rainmaking experiments over the Snowy Mountains. In 1959 it was reregistered VH-EWR (R for rainmaking) in light of the continuing contract. Photographer not known, photo in the Ben Dannecker Collection.

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