P00448.181
Photograph P00448.181 Period 1930-1939POINT COOK, VIC. C. 1935. SUPERMARINE SOUTHAMPTON MK1 FIVE- SEAT RECONNAISSANCE FLYING BOAT A11-2 (CENTRE) IN FORMATION WITH TWO SUPERMARINE SEAGULL V AIRCRAFT A2-2 AND A2-6 OVER PORT PHILLIP BAY.
P02332.010 Accession Number: P02332.010
Description
RAAF Supermarine Southhampton Mk 1 aircraft A11-2 passing over Coode Island and the Maribyrnong River, with the suburb of Footscray in the distance. Three of the aircraft's crew of five are sitting in open cockpits in the nose of the aircraft, while the other two are sitting in open cockpits behind the engine. The aircraft, one of only two Southhamptons that saw service with the RAAF, was a reconnaissance flying boat. The two Southhampton aircraft were formed into a coastal reconnaissance flight that was based at Point Cook, Victoria.
Details
Accession Number
P02332.010
Maker
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1930
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor G. Christie
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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