Territory Stories

Aeroplane

Details:

Title

Aeroplane,

Photographer

Young, Mayse, 1913-,

Photo number

PH0200/0180,

Collection

Mayse Young Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1931-05-20,

Location

Darwin,

Description

DH66 Hercules VH-UJQ 'City of Capetown' purchased by Imperial Airways from West Australian Airways to replace DH66 Hercules 'City of Cairo' G-EBMW which crashed at Koepang (NEI) on 19 April 1931 with Eng-Aus experimental airmail. That mail was retrieved by 'Southern Cross' VH-USU. 'Capetown' departed Darwin 20 May 1931 with second experimental air mail Aus-Eng and in addition to mail carried a case of apples, a gift for King George. Crew: Mollard, Garner; Wireless: Sang. Shows crowd gathered around plane.,

Language

English,

Subject

aeroplanes,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,