Territory Stories

Pilot Carl Naver with Constable 'Sandy' McNab

Details:

Title

Pilot Carl Naver with Constable 'Sandy' McNab,

Photo number

PH0238/1617,

Collection

Peter Spillett Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1933-05-12,

Location

Parap, Darwin,

Description

Carl Naver talking with Constable 'Sandy' McNab. He had arrived just before noon from Timor on the last stages of a flight from Zurich's Dubendorf aerodrome in Switzerland in his Puss Moth aircraft '326 CH'. He had departed Zurich on 9 March and following an eventful flight, including a landing accident at Alor Star in northern Malaya on 27 March, arriving in Sydney on 25 May. He later shipped the aircraft to Cape Town, planning to fly on to Switzerland - however he disappeared off the mouth of the Congo River on 6 August 1933.,

Language

English,

Subject

aeroplanes,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,