Aircraft Photo of VH-UER | de Havilland D.H. 50A | Australian Inland Mission

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	VH-UER
Aircraft Original Type:	de Havilland D.H. 50
Aircraft Generic Type:	de Havilland D.H. 50
Aircraft Version:	de Havilland D.H. 50A
C/n (msn):	116
Operator Titles:	Australian Inland Mission / Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services

Location
City / Airport:	CloncurryMap
Region / Country:	Queensland, Australia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: YCCY IATA: CNJ Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	1932
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	174566

Photo Comment
One of the most important aircraft in Australian aviation history, VH-UER was the first air ambulance. It graces the Australian $20 note along with a portrait of John Flynn, the founder of an air ambulance service in outback Queensland that evolved into the Royal Flying Doctor Service. -UER was sold in 1934 and wrecked when it ditched near Caloundra on December 8, 1935. Photo from: National Library of Australia This photo was added on 16 October 2019, and has since been viewed 1007 times.

Photo Comment

One of the most important aircraft in Australian aviation history, VH-UER was the first air ambulance. It graces the Australian $20 note along with a portrait of John Flynn, the founder of an air ambulance service in outback Queensland that evolved into the Royal Flying Doctor Service. -UER was sold in 1934 and wrecked when it ditched near Caloundra on December 8, 1935. Photo from: National Library of Australia

This photo was added on 16 October 2019, and has since been viewed 1007 times.

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