jasem77
December 16, 2013 at 10:18 am

Aircraft photo information please :)

Hi,

I just found these 3 photos in an old book, and was wondering if anyone can help me find out more information about the aircrafts and time periods. Purely for my own curiosity.

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Emily

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By: Tin Triangle - 16th December 2013 at 10:38

Middle one shows three Supermarine Southampton flying boats at anchor. The scenery is definitely overseas, if forced I’d say Australia? The RAAF operated some Southamptons, but my gut instinct is that these are three of the four aircraft of the RAF’s Far East Flight, which carried out a 27000-mile “flying the flag” expedition to Singapore from the UK in 1927-8.

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By: jasem77 - 16th December 2013 at 10:34

wow! so quick! thanks ericmunk for your info.

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By: ericmunk - 16th December 2013 at 10:26

Third is DHA3 Drover VH-DHA, somewhere between 1948 and 1952 (when it was lost: http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/DHA%20Drover%20VH-DHA%202.htm). Picture taken at Essendon.

First is the Saunders-Roe Princess flying boat.

Others will no doubt be able to narrow this information down.