| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-UPD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 60M Moth |
| C/n (msn): | 1558 |
| Promotional Titles: | Castrol |
| Aircraft Name: | Spirit of Western Australia |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Perth - Maylands (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Western Australia, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 1933 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 569777 |
| Photo Comment |
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Jimmy Woods set out in VH-UPD hoping to break Jim Mollison's record from Australia to the UK of six days. Woods took six weeks to get there due to bad luck and bad weather. UPD was impressed into the RAAF as A7-104 in July 1940 and there its story ended. Photo from: State Library of Western Australia This photo was added on 7 May 2023, and has since been viewed 175 times. |