| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-AUHI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | de Havilland D.H. 50 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | de Havilland D.H. 50 |
| Aircraft Version: | de Havilland D.H. 50J |
| Licence-built by: | Qantas |
| C/n (msn): | 5 |
| Operator Titles: | Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services |
| Aircraft Name: | Hermes |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Adelaide - ParafieldMap |
| Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YPPF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 2 September 1928 to 3 September 1928 |
| Photo from: | David Caughey Collection |
| Photo ID: | 827094 |
| Photo Comment |
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G-AUHI was on the register from May 1928 until its crash at Golden Grove, South Australia on September 4 that year. Based In Queensland, it had been flown to Adelaide via Darwin by C.W.A. Scott, who later flew DH88 Comet G-ACSS Grovenor House to win the 1934 MacRobertson Trophy Air Race. The passenger was RAF Air Marshall Sir John Salmond. G-AUHI crashed in bad weather when leaving Adelaide. Scott was seriously injured and his engineer later died from his injuries. Salmond was not onboard having completed his travels on the DH50 at Adelaide two days earlier. This photo was added on 20 July 2025, and has since been viewed 106 times. |