Airco D.H.9 F1278/G-EAQM, the first single-engined aircraft to fly from England to Australia, has just been restored for the Australian War Memorial at Canberra.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland D.H.9 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

G-EAQM’s crash at Moulmein, Burma. Repairs took six weeks, and a new radiator had to be obtained from Singapore - it consisted of two “Overland” car radiators welded together.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland D.H.9 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland D.H.9 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

G-EAQM tips over an irrigation channel after landing at Sourabaya in the Dutch East Indies. A complete repaint at Singapore had left only P.D. on the fuselage.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland D.H.9 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917

A major setback during the restoration: the rear fuselage at Canberra after an errant motor vehicle careered through the wall of the workshop. Longerons were snapped, the stern box was smashed, and the fragments of the port elevator had to be swept from the floor and reassembled jigsaw-style with epoxy glue.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland D.H.9 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1917