Aircraft Photo of NC12229 | Lockheed 9A Orion Special

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NC12229
Aircraft Original Type:	Lockheed 9 Orion
Aircraft Generic Type:	Lockheed 9 Orion
Aircraft Version:	Lockheed 9A Orion Special
C/n (msn):	187
Aircraft Name:	Spirit of Fun

Location
City / Area:	Sydney / Neutral Bay - Anderson Park [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:	New South Wales, Australia

Photo Date:	13 October 1932
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	157026

Photo Comment
Owned by movie mogul Hal Roach. Shipped to Australia and taken by barge to tiny Anderson Park. Flown from the park to Sydney (Mascot) Airport. The Lockheed Sirius Lady Southern Cross took off from the same park in 1934. NC12229 was flown across Australia then on to China and Africa. Crashed at Victoria Falls , Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on November 11, 1932. Photo from: National Library of Australia This photo was added on 10 August 2019, and has since been viewed 711 times.

Photo Comment

Owned by movie mogul Hal Roach. Shipped to Australia and taken by barge to tiny Anderson Park. Flown from the park to Sydney (Mascot) Airport. The Lockheed Sirius Lady Southern Cross took off from the same park in 1934. NC12229 was flown across Australia then on to China and Africa. Crashed at Victoria Falls , Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on November 11, 1932. Photo from: National Library of Australia

This photo was added on 10 August 2019, and has since been viewed 711 times.

Submit Correction