City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:East-West Sydney to Perth Air Race 1929
Photo Date:30 September 1929
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Erroneously called the Curtiss-Ireland Meteor on account of its predecessor, the Comet, using Curtiss Oriole fuselages. Power is a Curtiss OX-5 V8. VH-UFQ was the only Meteor to be registered in Australia. It crashed at Sydney airport, then called Mascot aerodrome, on January 17, 1931. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales
Registration / Serial:VH-UFQ
Aircraft Version:Ireland Meteor
C/n (msn):M-8
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:30 September 1929
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:East-West Sydney to Perth Air Race 1929
Photo Date:30 September 1929
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:818722Submit Correction
View count: 38
Erroneously called the Curtiss-Ireland Meteor on account of its predecessor, the Comet, using Curtiss Oriole fuselages. Power is a Curtiss OX-5 V8. VH-UFQ was the only Meteor to be registered in Australia. It crashed at Sydney airport, then called Mascot aerodrome, on January 17, 1931. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales
Registration / Serial:VH-UFQ
Aircraft Version:Ireland Meteor
C/n (msn):M-8
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:30 September 1929
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive