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Negative - Avro 504 Aeroplane 'Portland Downs' Station, Isisford District, Queensland, 1920
Reg. No: MM 000834
- Description Of Content:
- First aeroplane to fly to 'Portland Downs' station as part of the 1919-20 Peace Loan tour. The pilot was Captain Adrian 'King' Cole a decorated former Australian Flying Corps airman. The aircraft is an Avro 504 fitted with a Sunbeam Dyak engine. It carries the British registration 'G-AUBQ' and was owned by the Diggers Co-operative Aviation Co. Ltd.
- Acquisition Information:
- Copied from Janet Troup, 1985
- Acknowledgement:
- The Biggest Family Album of Australia, Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | aeroplanes, agricultural workers, farms |
| Themes this item is part of: | Transport Collection, The Biggest Family Album in Australia Collection |
| Primary Classification: | AIR TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Aircraft |
| Tertiary Classification: | propeller biplanes |
| Organisations Depicted: | Portland Downs Station; Cole, Captain |
| Model Name/Number: | 504 |
| Format: | Negative: Black & White; 35 mm |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Isisford District, Queensland, Australia, 1920 |
| Creator: | Hamilton, 1920 |
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