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Title
Hood Collection part II, Box 021, nos. 017-032 : England-Australia flight, C. W. A. Scott
Call number
ON 204/Box 21/nos. 17-32
Level of description
file
Date

April 1931
Type of material
Graphic Materials, Photographs
Reference code
395146
Physical Description
16 negatives - glass - 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
17-32. C. W. A. Scott lands his DH 60 Moth (G-ABHY, later VH-UQA) 'Kathleen' (written in Chinese characters) at Mascot after his England-Darwin flight (1-10 April 1931, 110 hours flying time) and is welcomed by Kingsford-Smith among others and driven through the crowd
Access Conditions

Access via appointment
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Description source

Titles, dates and contents lists in this series based on the Hood register with additional notes by Ted Hood
Alphanumeric designations

Original Hood box unnumbered (quarter plate)
Name
Kathleen (aeroplane)
Kingsford-Smith, Charles, Sir, 1897-1935
Scott, Charles William Anderson, 1903-1946
Subject
Adult Males
Topic
airfields
aviators
biplanes
De Havilland DH 60 Moth (biplanes)
record-breaking
vintage motor vehicles
Place
Mascot (N.S.W.)
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