| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-ABF |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S-23 Empire |
| C/n (msn): | S.878 |
| Operator Titles: | Qantas Empire Airways - QEA |
| Aircraft Name: | Cooee |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
| Photo Date: | May 1938 to December 1938 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 199751 |
| Photo Comment |
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VH-ABF over Brisbane where Qantas was headquartered at the time. When air services between Australia on the one side and the UK and Africa on the other were cut during World War II, Cooee was unable to get home. Likewise, BOAC's G-AFPZ was trapped on the Australian side, so a swap was arranged. -ABF became G-AFBL in July 1942 and continued with BOAC until scrapped in 1947. Photo from: State Library of Queensland This photo was added on 30 December 2019, and has since been viewed 586 times. |