Aircraft Photo of ZK-AKK | De Havilland D.H. 60G Gipsy Moth

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	ZK-AKK
Aircraft Original Type:	De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth
Aircraft Generic Type:	De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth
Aircraft Version:	De Havilland D.H. 60G Gipsy Moth
C/n (msn):	1093

Location
City / Area:	Emily Bay [ Off-Airport ]
Region / Country:	Norfolk Island, Australia

Photo Date:	1 April 1931
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	717421

Photo Comment
Francis Chichester flew across the temperamental Tasman Sea alone in this Moth via Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. The photo was taken at Norfolk Island according to the source and we believe this is Emily Bay, where Chichester took off on 1 April. At Lord Howe the aircraft capsized in a squall, but the islanders helped to repair it and Chichester made it to Jervis Bay, NSW on 6 June. Not content with this achievement, he left Sydney on 3 July 1931 for a flight to England or around the world, but he crashed the Moth in Japan. Photo from: University of Sydney Library This photo was added on 17 August 2024, and has since been viewed 141 times.

Photo Comment

Francis Chichester flew across the temperamental Tasman Sea alone in this Moth via Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. The photo was taken at Norfolk Island according to the source and we believe this is Emily Bay, where Chichester took off on 1 April. At Lord Howe the aircraft capsized in a squall, but the islanders helped to repair it and Chichester made it to Jervis Bay, NSW on 6 June. Not content with this achievement, he left Sydney on 3 July 1931 for a flight to England or around the world, but he crashed the Moth in Japan. Photo from: University of Sydney Library

This photo was added on 17 August 2024, and has since been viewed 141 times.

Submit Correction