| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N12421 |
| Other Marks: | 107 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna 421 Golden Eagle |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna 421 Golden Eagle/Executive Commuter |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna 421A |
| C/n (msn): | 421A0146 |
| Aircraft Name: | Roald Amundsen |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - BankstownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSBK IATA: BWU Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969 |
| Photo Date: | 4 January 1970 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 11894 |
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The 1969 London-Sydney air race was just part of a much longer flight for N12421 that included crossing the North and South Poles. It left Australia within days of the race for New Zealand and Antarctica. The pilot was Thor Tjontveit, a Norwegian-American adventurer and businessman who would later be jailed in Norway for insurance fraud. N12421 was sold in Switzerland in 1971 as HB-LGB. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 September 2017, and has since been viewed 276 times. |