
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | VH-UYW |
Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86B Express |
C/n (msn): | 2361 |
Operator Titles: | WRC Airlines - W.R. Carpenter Airlines |
Aircraft Name: | RMA Carinthia |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Brisbane - ArcherfieldMap |
Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: YBAF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | June 1938 to December 1939 |
Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
Photo ID: | 190898 |
Photo Comment |
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Used to connect Sydney with Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. Ditched near Kavieng, PNG, on March 15, 1940. Salvaged a week later but the airframe collapsed as it was lifted on to the deck of the salvage schooner. This photo was added on 7 December 2019, and has since been viewed 459 times. |