Aircraft Photo of VH-EAU | Avro 691 Lancastrian 1 | Qantas Empire Airways - QEA | AirHistory.net #138858
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VH-EAU
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 683 Lancaster
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 683/691 Lancaster/Lancastrian
Aircraft Version:Avro 691 Lancastrian 1
C/n (msn):1180
Operator Titles:(Qantas Empire Airways - QEA)
Location
City / Airport:HofuMap
Country:Japan
Airport Codes:ICAO: RJOF   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1948
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 138858
Photo Comment

Operated by Qantas on behalf of the RAAF when Japan was still under Allied occupation. The Lancastrians were replaced by DC-4s in 1949 and Australia formally ceased to be part of the occupation in 1951. VH-EAU withdrawn from use in 1952 and scrapped. Photo from: State Library of Victoria

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