Name/TitleDe Havilland DH 83 Fox Moth at Wordie Ice Shelf, Antarctica
About this objectDe Havilland DH 83 Fox Moth, used in Antarctica between 1934 and 1937.
The aircraft was first registered in Britain as G-ACRU in May 1934 and taken to Antarctica by the British Graham Land Expedition. It flew with the Expedition as a seaplane and a skiplane for three years.
In 1937 the aircraft was removed form the British register and sold in Australia, appearing on the Australian register in November of that year.
It crashed at Black Cat ridge in New Guinea in November 1939.
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Date Madec. 1935
Inscription and MarksTitle in image: "Landing a depot on the Wordie Shelf-ice [sic]"
Period1930-1940
Object TypeGlass slide
Subject and Association KeywordsCivil aviation
Subject and Association KeywordsAntarctica
Subject and Association KeywordsBritish Graham Land Expedition, 1934-1937
Subject and Association KeywordsWordie Ice Shelf
Subject and Association KeywordsTransport aircraft
Subject and Association KeywordsLight aircraft
Subject and Association KeywordsDe Havilland
Medium and MaterialsGelatin silver print on glass
Named CollectionImages collection
Object numberGS-USM-06
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