Aircraft Photo of VH-UOQ | De Havilland D.H. 60M Moth | Adastra Flying School

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	VH-UOQ
Other Marks:	33
Aircraft Original Type:	De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth
Aircraft Generic Type:	De Havilland D.H. 60 Moth
Aircraft Version:	De Havilland D.H. 60M Moth
C/n (msn):	1483
Operator Titles:	Adastra Flying School / Follett & Hammond

Location
City / Airport:	Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap
Region / Country:	New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: YSSY IATA: SYD Local: YSSY Other: -

Photo Date:	29 November 1930
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	818129

Photo Comment
The library says this photo is at Bathurst, NSW. But Bathurst did not have an aerodrome until 1938 while the photo is 1930. Tail number means an aerial derby but there are no reports of one of these well-publicised events at Bathurst. It got down to two events - the 1930 aero club aerial derby at Hargrave Air Park in September 1930 or an air pageant at Mascot (now Sydney) airport in November 1930. Study of the background and other photos of the event and from that era, this is Mascot airport. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales This photo was added on 19 June 2025, and has since been viewed 109 times.

Photo Comment

The library says this photo is at Bathurst, NSW. But Bathurst did not have an aerodrome until 1938 while the photo is 1930. Tail number means an aerial derby but there are no reports of one of these well-publicised events at Bathurst. It got down to two events - the 1930 aero club aerial derby at Hargrave Air Park in September 1930 or an air pageant at Mascot (now Sydney) airport in November 1930. Study of the background and other photos of the event and from that era, this is Mascot airport. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales

This photo was added on 19 June 2025, and has since been viewed 109 times.

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