| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | ZK-ACO |
| Other Marks: | 60 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide (Dominie) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide |
| C/n (msn): | 6259 |
| Aircraft Name: | Tainui |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | MildenhallMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUN IATA: MHZ Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | MacRobertson Air Race 1934 |
| Photo Date: | 9 October 1934 to 20 October 1934 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 152763 |
| Photo Comment |
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The ninth and last finisher in the London to Melbourne Air Race, arriving on 3 November. Flown on to New Zealand, but shipped back to Australia for resale. Served as an airliner as VH-UUO with a tour of duty in the RAAF as A33-1 in 1940-42. Crashed on a service to Tooraweenah, NSW in 1952. Photo from: John Hopton / Geoff Goodall collection This photo was added on 22 July 2019, and has since been viewed 931 times. |