| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-USC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| C/n (msn): | 2307 |
| Operator Titles: | Qantas Empire Airways - QEA |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Darwin - Parap (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Northern Territory, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 1934 to 12 October 1934 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 144922 |
| Photo Comment |
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When VH-USC arrived at Darwin in October 1934 work was proceeding at full speed to finish the new Qantas hangar in time for the Mildenhall-Melbourne air race later that month. VH-USC was sold to MMA in July 1938, then went to the RAAF in 1940 as A31-5. It returned to the register and Qantas in March 1942. Crashed Darwin October 9, 1944. Parap airport closed in 1946 when civil operations were transferred to the RAAF base. Hangar now a car museum in MacDonald Street. The runway became Ross Smith Avenue. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales This photo was added on 7 June 2019, and has since been viewed 428 times. |