Aircraft Photo of VH-UYW | De Havilland D.H. 86B Express | WRC Airlines - W.R. Carpenter Airlines | AirHistory.net #190898
Aircraft
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
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

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.

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