Territory Stories

Aeroplane

Details:

Title

Aeroplane,

Photo number

PH0238/1681,

Collection

Peter Spillett Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1934-11-13,

Location

Parap,

Description

VH-USG, the second of the DH86 Dragon Rapide (Commonwealth Class) aircraft acquired by Qantas (QWA) in 1934. The aircraft arrived in Darwin on 13 November 1934 on the delivery flight to Archerfield aerodrome. It was flown by Capt. R. A. Prendergast, with F. R. Charlton and W. V. Creetes as crew - 'Bunny' Broadfoot joined them as a passenger or supernumerary. The aircraft was destroyed two days later when it crashed in the early morning rain near Longreach Qld, killing all on board.,

Language

English,

Subject

aeroplanes,

Digital format

3955 x 5000 pixels : 48bpp ; 115.90Mb.,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 9.2 x 11.7 cm.,

File type

image/tiff.,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/18750,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/18750

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/740349, https://hdl.handle.net/10070/740350,