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  • Регистрационный номер: OO-ABG

    BIAS DC-6B 1579/OO-ABG location unknown in 1965/6

    Самолёты на фотографии: Douglas DC-6 / C-118 Liftmaster - США - 1946

  • Регистрационный номер: VR-RAH, VR-RAO, VR-SAS, K2588

    The photo (from The Aeroplane Collection, via George Jenks) raises some interesting problems. The central feature is clearly an Aeronca VR-SAS and the location is Singapore (Kallang) airport, possibly on the official opening date of 12.6.37. According to the Air-Britain S.E.Asia Registers VR-SAS was a DH.60X Moth and George comments that the only Aeroncas that could have possibly progressed from Britain to Singapore were the untraced c/n AB107 or G-ADYT which was sold abroad in 12.37. Can anyone positively identify it?
    The Tiger Moth on the far right is RAF K2588, next to it the Hawk Major may be VR-RAH or VR-RAV, and the nearest Tiger (which bears the same rudder markings as the Hawk, presumably the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club) seems likely to be VR-RAO on the original print. Further comments or photos illustrating these aircraft would be welcome!
    The Singapore photo raised few eyebrows. If the date is indeed June 1937 then the Hawk Major must be VR-RAH. The Aeronca could have been a US-built C.3, and John Davis tentatively suggests that it might have become VR-OAA and never officially becoming VR-SAS enabled those marks to be reused.

    Самолёты на фотографии: Aeronca C - США - 1929De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - Великобритания - 1931Miles Hawk / M.2 - Великобритания - 1932

  • Регистрационный номер: OO-ACK

    Argus 2 1050/OO-ACK also at Lympne

    Самолёты на фотографии: Fairchild C-61 Forwarder / Model 24 / Argus - США - 1932

  • Регистрационный номер: OO-MAP

    Aerovan 854/OO-MAP at Lympne in 1960 or 61;

    Самолёты на фотографии: Miles Aerovan / M.57 - Великобритания - 1945

  • Регистрационный номер: OO-ODR

    Gemini 874/OO-ODR at the Bleriot meeting at Lympne 26.7.59;

    Самолёты на фотографии: Miles Gemini M.65 / Aries M.75 - Великобритания - 1945

  • Регистрационный номер: ZK-AAZ

    Martin Smith has unearthed this photo of "A Wellington Moth somersaulting at Wanganui" which also defies identification. On the back of the print is the date 21.8.32 but whether this refers to the accident or the date that the copy was made we do not know. Perhaps anyone who has seen the original in print can help to identify the Moth?
    The Moth somersaulting at Wanganui we never expected to identify, but Warren P.Russell has come up with the answer. The photo was taken at a Wanganui Air Pageant on an as yet unconfirmed date (between 1929-37) when Moth ZK-AAZ of Wellington Aero Club was attempting to 'bomb' the car in the foreground. The Moth was badly damaged but was rebuilt using the parts of several others, the pilot walked away uninjured.

    Самолёты на фотографии: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - Великобритания - 1928