| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-ABB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S-23 Empire |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S-23 Empire |
| C/n (msn): | S.877 |
| Operator Titles: | Qantas Empire Airways - QEA |
| Aircraft Name: | Coolangatta |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 January 1938 to 18 March 1938 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 432527 |
| Photo Comment |
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First flown on 17 December 1937. Delivered to Qantas in March 1938. Impressed by the RAAF in June 1940 as A18-13 for reconnaissance flights out of New Guinea and transport work. Back to Qantas in July 1943 for Sydney - Townsville transport flights on behalf of the military. Crashed at Rose Bay in October 1944. Photo from: Paul Sheehan collection This photo was added on 21 January 2022, and has since been viewed 509 times. |