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Name/TitleDe Havilland DH 83 Fox Moth at Antarctic base in 1936

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 was 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 from the British register and sold in Australia, appearing on the Australian register in November of that year as VH-AAZ. It was acquired by Ray Parer, the pioneer Australian aviator, for operations in New Guinea. It crashed on Black Cat Ridge in New Guinea in November 1939.

One of the many slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund.

This image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission.For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Place MadeAntarctica

MeasurementsSlide: 8.3 x 8.3 cm

Period1930-1940

Object TypeGlass slide

Subject and Association KeywordsCivil aviation

Subject and Association KeywordsCivil aircraft

Subject and Association KeywordsAntarctica

Subject and Association KeywordsDe Havilland

Subject and Association KeywordsExplorers and Exploration

Medium and MaterialsGelatin silver print on glass.

Named CollectionImages collection

Object numberGS-OS-1238

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