
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | VH-AJO |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Sea Otter |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Sea Otter |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine Sea Otter I |
C/n (msn): | 739101 |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap |
Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSSY IATA: SYD Local: YSSY Other: - |
Photo Date: | September 1949 to December 1949 |
Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
Photo ID: | 204651 |
Photo Comment |
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VH-AJO was assembled at Rose Bay flying boat base by Qantas. This photo looks like it has made the short hop to the Qantas base at Sydney airport. It and sister ship VH-AJN were used in Papua New Guinea to support oil exploration. VH-AJO sank at its mooring at Port Moresby on January 21, 1952. This photo was added on 15 January 2020, and has since been viewed 556 times. |