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1925 |
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Constructed as a DH-60.
Built by De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, Middlesex and powered by a ADC Cirrus I of 60hp, G-AUAE was the first Moth to be exported to Australia. |
5 November 1925 |
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To de Havilland Aircraft Company with new c/r G-AUAE. |
5 November 1925 |
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To David Leslie Munro Salter, Walcha, NSW with new c/r VH-UAE. |
1928 |
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To Australian Aero Club (NSW Section) keeping c/r G-AUAE. |
28 August 1929 |
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To Australian Aero Club (NSW Section) with new c/r VH-UAE.
Now with a Gipsy I engine. |
1930 |
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Involved in an incident.
The aircraft stolen from Hargrave Park, NSW, and damaged on landing at Granville Showgrounds, the first known aircraft theft in Australia. |
1932 |
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To W S Harman. |
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To Tugan Aircraft Ltd, Mascot NSW. |
25 November 1936 |
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To David Salter, Walcha, NSW keeping c/r VH-UAE. |
22 July 1940 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A7-88. |
9 March 1945 |
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To Bruce Cowan of La Perouse, NSW.
Purchased for 100 Australian dollars. |
3 July 1945 |
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To H. Hayes, Bega, NSW, with new c/r VH-UAE. |
Circa 1960 |
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Photographer: Barbara Perry
Notes: Photo taken by my mother who flew Tiger Moths (DH-60 Gipsy Moth) between March 1958 and February 1962. I have not cleaned up this image taken from a slide. |
Circa 1960 |
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Photographer: Barbara Perry
Notes: Photo taken by my mother who flew Tiger Moths (DH-60 Gipsy Moth) between March 1958 and February 1962. I have not cleaned up this image taken from a slide. |
By 1964 |
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To A. A. Wright, Stanley Park, Garema keeping c/r VH-UAE. |
July 1967 |
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Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: Airworthy DH.60G Gipsy Moth VH-UAE rolled out from its shed on the owners farm Stanley Park, Garema NSW in July 1967. This was the very first Moth imported back in November 1925 as a DH.60 with Cirrus engine. It survived many accidents and engine changes and was impressed by RAAF as A7-88 for wartime training. |
2000 |
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Restoration completed.
By Croydon Aircraft Co. in New Zealand. |
11 August 2001 |
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To David Leslie Munro Salter, Walcha, NSW keeping c/r VH-UAE. |
23 June 2005 |
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To David Salter, Walcha, NSW keeping c/r VH-UAE. |
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This is Australias longest-registered, airworthy aircraft. |
By 14 November 2015 |
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Photographer: James Levingston |
17 March 2017 |
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Photographer: Arthur Scarf
Notes: At Echuca, Victoria for the Australian Antique Aircraft Association Fly-In |
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