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| Accession Number | P01167.004 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Period 1930-1939 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MASCOT, NSW. 1939. THE ELLSWORTH ANTARCTIC FLIGHT NORTHROP DELTA D1 PARKED ON THE TARMAC AT ...
Description
MASCOT, NSW. 1939. THE ELLSWORTH ANTARCTIC FLIGHT NORTHROP DELTA D1 PARKED ON THE TARMAC AT MASCOT AIRFIELD. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PURCHASED FROM THE ANTARCTIC EXPLORER LINCOLN ELLSWORTH BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND FLOWN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION UNTIL IT WAS IMPRESSED INTO THE RAAF IN DECEMBER 1942 AS A61-1. IT WAS FLOWN BY NOS 35 AND 34 SQUADRONS AND FINALLY NO. 37 SQUADRON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED WHILE TAKING OFF ON 1943-12-30. IT WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS BROKEN UP IN 1944.