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1919 air race, Airco DH9 G-EAQM P.D.

Details:

Title

1919 air race, Airco DH9 G-EAQM P.D.,

Photographer

Litchfield, Jessie, 1883-1956,

Photo number

PH0110/0046,

Collection

Christa Roderick Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1920-08-02,

Location

Parap, Darwin,

Description

Landing of Parer and McIntosh, entrants in the 1919 air race. The last to depart was the only other entry to actually make it to Australia - Airco DH9 G-EAQM P.D. under the command of Lieutenant Ray Parer. Parer and his co-pilot Lieutenant John McIntosh departed London on 8 January 1920 and completed their flight in an epic 206 days later, earning Parer the sobriquet "Battling Ray Parer".,

Language

English,

Subject

aviators, air races, aeroplanes, airstrips, England-Australia Air Race, 1919,

Digital format

3069 x 5000 pixels : 48bpp ; 87.8Mb, jpeg 2.54Mb.,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 17.7 cm.,

File type

image/tiff, image/jpeg,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm,

Related links

http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110137b.htm [Australian Dictionary of Biography : Parer, Raymond John Paul (1894 - 1967)], http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=England_to_Australia_flight [Wikipedia : England to Australia flight],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/4588,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/724422

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/724421,