| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-UFQ |
| Other Marks: | 1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Ireland Meteor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Ireland Meteor |
| Aircraft Version: | Ireland Meteor |
| C/n (msn): | M-8 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSSY IATA: SYD Local: YSSY Other: - |
| Event: | East-West Sydney to Perth Air Race 1929 |
| Photo Date: | 30 September 1929 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 818722 |
| Photo Comment |
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Erroneously called the Curtiss-Ireland Meteor on account of its predecessor, the Comet, using Curtiss Oriole fuselages. Power is a Curtiss OX-5 V8. VH-UFQ was the only Meteor to be registered in Australia. It crashed at Sydney airport, then called Mascot aerodrome, on January 17, 1931. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales This photo was added on 21 June 2025, and has since been viewed 142 times. |