AWM Collection Record: P01283.012
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ID Number: | P01283.012 |
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| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | WAU, NEW GUINEA, 1940-06?. FORD MODEL 4-AT-E TRIMOTOR, CALL SIGN VH-UDY, AT WAU AERODROME. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS DELIVERED TO HOLDEN'S AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES IN NEW GUINEA IN 1935, SERVING WITH TRIMOTOR VH-USX. BOTH SERVED WITH GUINEA AIRWAYS FROM 1937. VH-UDY FLEW TO AUSTRALIA IN 1942-02 TO BE IMPRESSED INTO THE RAAF, TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER EX-GUINEA AIRWAYS TRIMOTOR VH-UBI. THEY WERE USED IN THE EMERGENCY KOKODA EVACUATION; VH-UDY WAS DESTROYED ON THE GROUND BY JAPANESE CANNON FIRE THE FOLLOWING MONTH. (DONOR H. WALTER) | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Air transport; Aircraft crashes and wrecks; American aircraft (W2 Period) | ||
| Related unit: | Royal Australian Air Force | ||
| Related place: | Kokoda Trail; Wau | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:01:11 GMT
