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DH60 De Havilland Moth

Details:

Title

DH60 De Havilland Moth,

Photo number

PH0429/0039,

Collection

B. C. Mettam Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1931-04-10,

Location

Parap, Darwin,

Description

DH60 De Havilland Moth, registration G-ABHY, is depicted at Darwin in 1931. The Moth was flown by English aviator Charles W. A. Scott from England to Australia, landing at Darwin on 10 April 1931, setting a new record at the time. Scott was delivering the plane to a customer in Australia. Scott made two other flights to Australia. In 1932 he flew another De Havilland Moth (VH-UQA) and in 1934 he competed in the MacRobertson Air Race. Scott and his co-pilot won the event in a De Havilland Comet, completing the race in 52.5 hours.,

Language

English,

Subject

air races, aeroplanes,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

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

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/27138,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/744175