Ansett
Airways Ltd Hangar Fire - 1939 | |
The upper photo shows, on the left, the frame of the burnt out Porterfield 35/70 Flyabout VH-UVH, in which Reg Ansett had won the Brisbane to Adelaide air race in 1936. In the centre background lies the wreckage of Ansett's original passenger aircraft, the Fokker 4 Universal VH-UTO. The photo below shows more of the burnt-out frame of the Porterfield, while in the background engineers and police inspect the wreckage of what is possibly the Shell Percival Vega Gull VH-ABS. The total damage bill was estimated at £40,000.
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(Photos: Lindsay Wise collection) Back to the main Items of General Interest index
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