| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-AMB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 65 Queen Air |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 65/70/80/88 Queen Air (L-23/U-8) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech 65-B80 Queen Air |
| C/n (msn): | LD-320 |
| Operator Titles: | NSW Ambulance |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - BankstownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSBK IATA: BWU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 29 May 1971 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 11599 |
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What happens when an oxygen bottle catches fire in a baggage locker. The fire occurred at Sydney airport where the Queen Air was based. The oxygen bottle was part of the medical equipment on the ambulance aircraft. The wings were removed and VH-AMB was trucked across Sydney to Hawker Pacific at Bankstown for repair. It would fly on to 1985 and is now preserved at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. It amassed 24,500 hours, flew more than 3,800,000 miles and carried 32,000 patients in its career. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 September 2017, and has since been viewed 739 times. |