aeroplanes

Tiger Moth aircraft was the first aeroplane used for spreading superphosphate in Australia, undertaken by EastWest Airlines at AS Nivison’s Mirani property in February 1950. Prior to that it was used in 1947 to spread 600 acres of linseed at Walcha. The aircraft was built in Sydney in 1940 for the RAAF and was used by the RAAF for pilot training at Narromine, Narrandera, Bundaberg and Lowood between 1940 and 1943. Then used at the Air Gunner School at West Sale, Victoria. It was sold by the Federal Government at the end of the Second World War to Edward Macarthur-Onslow who used it at his Flying and Gliding School at Camden. At one stage it was fitted with a spray tank and boom and used to spray tobacco crops at Dalby, Queensland. It was donated to the Society in 1965 by Mr Tom Watson, managing director of Aerial Agriculture Pty Ltd. The hangar was erected by the Rotary Club of Walcha. Source: walchansw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/WDHS-Brochure...

It could also have tags such as Gipsy Moth seaplane, Moth Seaplane, Banzare, RAAF, Royal Australian Air Force, VH-ULD, Discovery, SY Discovery, RRS Discovery, Discovery 1

MothInBoots Thanks for the tagging ideas - we've added them.

Thanks - that is my father on the left

This particular aircraft is a photo reconnaissance variant of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, a Lockheed F-4 Lightning (USAAF Ser. no. 41-2217, c/n 222-5435). Note the covered gun ports and large camera window on the port side of the nose behind the number "17." As per the Joe Baugher site, its disposition is listed as, "salvaged in Australia Sep 26, 1944." See: www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_1.html www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p38_9.html

Thank you for this information TVL1970. I'll see if I can add this information to our catalogue..