Registration / Serial:VH-AON
Alternate Serial:A34-30
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 84 Dragon
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 84 Dragon
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 84A Dragon 3
C/n (msn):2019
Display Paint:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
Aircraft Name:Puff
City / Airport:Corowa (YCOR / CWW)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia National Fly-in 2025
Photo Date:12 April 2025
Photo by:Phil VabreContact
Photo ID:800411Submit Correction
View count: 16
Built at Mascot for the RAAF, BOC December 1942 as A34-30. Post-war acquired by Qantas Empire Airways for use in New Guinea and registered VH-AON on 26 March 1947. Sold to Territory Airlines in 1952, then into a succession of owners from 1960. It acquired the name Puff (The Magic Dragon) in the early 1960s, which it has retained ever since. Acquired by Joe Drage in 1977 and spent time at the Airworld Museum, Wangaratta 1985-2004. Acquired by well-known restorer Harvey McBain, this beautiful aircraft emerged from a 15-year rebuild in 2019.
Registration / Serial:VH-AON
Alternate Serial:A34-30
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 84A Dragon 3
C/n (msn):2019
Display Paint:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Airport:Corowa (YCOR / CWW)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:12 April 2025
Photo by:Phil VabreContact
Registration / Serial:VH-AON
Alternate Serial:A34-30
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 84 Dragon
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 84 Dragon
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 84A Dragon 3
C/n (msn):2019
Display Paint:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
Aircraft Name:Puff
City / Airport:Corowa (YCOR / CWW)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia National Fly-in 2025
Photo Date:12 April 2025
Photo by:Phil VabreContact
Photo ID:800411Submit Correction
View count: 16
Built at Mascot for the RAAF, BOC December 1942 as A34-30. Post-war acquired by Qantas Empire Airways for use in New Guinea and registered VH-AON on 26 March 1947. Sold to Territory Airlines in 1952, then into a succession of owners from 1960. It acquired the name Puff (The Magic Dragon) in the early 1960s, which it has retained ever since. Acquired by Joe Drage in 1977 and spent time at the Airworld Museum, Wangaratta 1985-2004. Acquired by well-known restorer Harvey McBain, this beautiful aircraft emerged from a 15-year rebuild in 2019.
Registration / Serial:VH-AON
Alternate Serial:A34-30
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 84A Dragon 3
C/n (msn):2019
Display Paint:Qantas Empire Airways - QEA
City / Airport:Corowa (YCOR / CWW)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:12 April 2025
Photo by:Phil VabreContact