| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-ALDI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Handley Page HP-81/82 Hermes |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Handley Page HP-81 Hermes |
| Aircraft Version: | Handley Page HP-81 Hermes 4 |
| C/n (msn): | HP.81-10 |
| Operator Titles: | Britavia |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Adelaide - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YPAD IATA: ADL Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1956 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 221258 |
| Photo Comment |
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The British Defence Ministry operated a courier service in support of weapons testing in the deserts of South Australia. RAF and RAAF aircraft ran a shuttle from Adelaide to the highly secret Woomera research centre. Hanging out the back door is carpet being dried. This photo is copyright © Geoff Goodall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 March 2020, and has since been viewed 767 times. |