Aircraft Photo of G-EBYX | Vickers 166 Vellore II

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	G-EBYX
Aircraft Original Type:	Vickers 134 Vellore
Aircraft Generic Type:	Vickers 134 Vellore
Aircraft Version:	Vickers 166 Vellore II
C/n (msn):	J.8609

Location
City / Area:	Cape Don / Lighthouse [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:	Northern Territory, Australia

Photo Date:	18 May 1929
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	412339

Photo Comment
G-EBYX developed engine trouble on the Koepang-Darwin leg of a flight from the UK and force landed beside the Cape Don lighthouse . The aircraft was wrecked, its engine torn from its mounts. The two crew were evacuated by boat but the Vellore had to be abandoned to the elements. An airstrip was subsequently built to serve the lighthouse, which has been unmanned since 1983. Photo from: Library and Archives NT This photo was added on 15 November 2021, and has since been viewed 389 times.

Photo Comment

G-EBYX developed engine trouble on the Koepang-Darwin leg of a flight from the UK and force landed beside the Cape Don lighthouse . The aircraft was wrecked, its engine torn from its mounts. The two crew were evacuated by boat but the Vellore had to be abandoned to the elements. An airstrip was subsequently built to serve the lighthouse, which has been unmanned since 1983. Photo from: Library and Archives NT

This photo was added on 15 November 2021, and has since been viewed 389 times.

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