2 results found
Registration / Serial: | PH-AJU |
Other Marks: | 44 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-2 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D) |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-2-115A |
Operator / Titles: | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines |
C/n (msn): | 1317 |
Aircraft Name: | Uiver |
City / Area: | Albury / Racecourse [ Off-Airport ]Map |
Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
Event: | MacRobertson Air Race 1934 |
Photo Date: | 24 October 1934 |
Photo from: | AirHistory Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 162026 |
View count: | 56 |
An iconic photo showing the citizens of Albury towing Uiver out of the mud, allowing the KLM DC-2 to take off and finish in second place in the London to Melbourne Air Race. Pilots Parmentier and Moll had managed a hairy emergency landing on the local racecourse, lit by the headlights of private car owners, during the night. Photo from: Tropenmuseum
Registration / Serial: | PH-AJU |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-2-115A |
Operator / Titles: | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines |
C/n (msn): | 1317 |
City / Area: | Albury / Racecourse [ Off-Airport ] |
Photo Date: | 24 October 1934 |
Photo from: | AirHistory Photo Archive |
Registration / Serial: | PH-AJU |
Other Marks: | 44 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-2 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D) |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-2-115A |
Operator / Titles: | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines |
C/n (msn): | 1317 |
Aircraft Name: | Uiver |
City / Area: | Albury / Racecourse [ Off-Airport ]Map |
Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
Event: | MacRobertson Air Race 1934 |
Photo Date: | 24 October 1934 |
Photo from: | AirHistory Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 161349 |
View count: | 55 |
KLM's London to Melbourne Air Race adventure might very well have ended in disaster when Uiver got caught in a thunderstorm at night. Thanks to the townsfolk of Albury, the DC-2 was able to land safely, and here Captain Parmentier is seen taking off from the racecourse, leaving the rest of the crew and the payload behind. This was possibly against the race rules but no one seems to have protested. Photo from: State Library Victoria
Registration / Serial: | PH-AJU |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-2-115A |
Operator / Titles: | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines |
C/n (msn): | 1317 |
City / Area: | Albury / Racecourse [ Off-Airport ] |
Photo Date: | 24 October 1934 |
Photo from: | AirHistory Photo Archive |