| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-ACSS |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 88 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 88 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 88 Comet |
| C/n (msn): | 1996 |
| Aircraft Name: | Australian Anniversary |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | CharlevilleMap |
| Region / Country: | Queensland, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YBCV IATA: CTL Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | March 1938 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 136942 |
| Photo Comment |
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Flown by test pilot Flying Officer Arthur Clouston and his co-pilot, newspaper correspondent Victor Ricketts in an 11-day, 42,000km UK-New Zealand-UK flight in March 1938. It is not known if the photo was taken eastbound or westbound but the same three Australian airports - Darwin, Charleville and Sydney - were used both ways. The NZ destination was Blenheim with the crew overnighting there before setting off again. Photo from: State Library of Queensland This photo was added on 15 April 2019, and has since been viewed 735 times. |