![Aircraft Photo of VH-DRD | De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover Mk1 | Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA | AirHistory.net #120871](/photos/0120871.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | VH-DRD |
Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover |
Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover |
Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover Mk1 |
C/n (msn): | 5010 |
Operator Titles: | Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA |
Aircraft Name: | St Vincent Welch |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | MooraberreeMap |
Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: YMOO IATA: OOR Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | November 1980 |
Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
Photo ID: | 120871 |
Photo Comment |
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VH-DRD crashed at Mooraberrie Station on January 11, 1952. It was stripped of useful parts and abandoned. The fuselage was taken to the homestead at the north side of the airfield and used as a chicken house. In 1980 the remains of -DRD were recovered to Mt Isa where they and parts from other aircraft were restored as a memorial for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Removing the fuselage from Mooraberrie required some caution as the world's deadliest land snake, the inland taipan, would have found it a happy hunting ground for mice and rats. This photo was added on 26 January 2019, and has since been viewed 327 times. |