| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-UXX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker F.VII |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker F.VII |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 618 Ten |
| Licence-built by: | Avro |
| C/n (msn): | 231 |
| Aircraft Name: | Faith in Australia |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Townsville - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YBTL IATA: TSV Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1943 |
| Photo from: | Civil Aviation Historical Society Collection (via Phil Vabre) |
| Photo ID: | 262506 |
| Photo Comment |
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A sad end to a famous aircraft...Following the loss of their Avro X VH-UMF 'Southern Cloud', Australian National Airways Ltd. (ANA) abandoned their interstate services and went into liquidation. C.T.P. Ulm, one of the principals of ANA, purchased Avro X VH-UMI 'Southern Moon' from the liquidators and had it rebuilt in highly modified form for use on route-proving and record-breaking flights. The aircraft was re-registered on 16 June 1933 as VH-UXX Faith in Australia. It's seen here in 1943 in a corner of Townsville/Garbutt aerodrome, rotting away. (CAHS/Stanley Brogden collection) This photo was added on 12 July 2020, and has since been viewed 751 times. |