Name/TitleAustralian National Airways (ANA) Bristol Freighter at Essendon Airport
About this objectAustralian National Airways (ANA) Bristol 170-21E Freighter, registration mark VH-INL, on the ground at Essendon Airport.
This aircraft first flew in England in 1946 and was sold to ANA in 1949.
It was entered onto the Australian register as VH-INL in November 1949 and was given the name 'Mannana', meaning 'Above the Earth'.
It was used on the 'Air Beef'' scheme in Western Australia between 1950 and 1954. Taken out of service in 1959, the aircraft was scrapped in 1961.
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Place MadeMelbourne, Vic.
Date Madec. 1955
Period1950-1960
Object TypePhotograph
Subject and Association KeywordsCivil aviation
Subject and Association KeywordsTransport aircraft
Subject and Association KeywordsAirlines
Subject and Association KeywordsAirfields
Subject and Association KeywordsEssendon Airport
Subject and Association KeywordsAustralian National Airways (ANA)
Subject and Association KeywordsBristol Freighter
Medium and MaterialsGelatin silver print on paper
Named CollectionImages collection
Credit LineDonated by Gordon Shebly
Object numberPH-981056
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
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