| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-EAKS |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sopwith Wallaby |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sopwith Wallaby |
| Aircraft Version: | Sopwith Wallaby |
| C/n (msn): | 3109 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Bandar Abbas (closed)Map (unconfirmed) |
| Country: | Iran |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | February 1920 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 563661 |
| Photo Comment |
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The one and only Sopwith Wallaby was built to win the prize for the first UK-Australia flight. It departed in October 1919 and made slow progress before crashing on Bali in April 1920. G-EAKS was shipped on to Australia and later registered G-AUDU. Accurate details of the landing ground at Bandar Abbas in 1920 are not known. It is said to have been 1.6 km NE of the city, and that is where we have placed our Map marker. Photo from: State Library of South Australia This photo was added on 13 April 2023, and has since been viewed 476 times. |