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Digital Photograph - TAA DC-3 Aeroplane & Staff on Tarmac, Essendon Airport, 1952
Reg. No: MM 110499
- Description Of Content:
- A view of a Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) Douglas DC-3 on the tarmac of an airport, with a man in uniform walking towards a truck on the left hand side.
This photograph shows Essendon Airport, in January 1952. The photographer, David Meale, was sight-seeing as a fifteen year old. He was visiting from Cootamundra, a country town in New South Wales. David believes 'The plane was a TAA DC-3.' - Acquisition Information:
- Copied from Mr David Meale, 2006
- Acknowledgement:
- Contributed by Mr David Meale
| Discipline: | History |
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| Themes this item is part of: | Transport Collection, Melbourne's Biggest Family Album Collection |
| Primary Classification: | AIR TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Aircraft |
| Tertiary Classification: | turbo propeller aircraft - freight & passenger |
| Inscriptions: | Melbourne 1952 |
| Organisations Depicted: | Essendon Airport |
| Model Name/Number: | DC-3 |
| Format: | Digital Still Image: Black & White; Tiff |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, Jan 1952 |
| Photographer: | Mr David Meale |
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