A Leyland Hippo Shell tanker alongside a British Avro Lancaster Type 683 bomber

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Series[UMA-SR-000000037] Aviation photographsAccession[2008.0045] SHELL HISTORICAL ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2008004501154Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentA Leyland Hippo Shell tanker alongside a British Avro Lancaster Type 683 bomber aircraft ? Spirit of Surfers Paradise? at Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales. The aircraft carries British registration G-ASXX. This aircraft, built in 1945, was the last known airworthy Lancaster and was departing Australia for preservation in Britain. It was formerly operated by Aeronavale, the French fleet air arm and had been patrolling
waters around New Caledonia.
Inscription: Avro Type 683 Lancaster "Spirit of Surfers Paradise" (ex French Navy?) .
Stamped: An Australian Photographic Agency Picture Newspaper House - 44 Pitt Street
Sydney Australia Telephone BU 7431 Negative No 4/650426Access StatusAccess restrictions apply for some itemsRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0177Conditions of Use and ReproductionCopyright owned by the University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image please contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

Provenance

CreatorAustralian Photographic AgencyRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorShell Australia LimitedRoleProvenance

Dates

Date28 April 1965

Description Control

Previous System ID2008.0045.01154Format NumberBWP/28261

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Genre/FormPhotographic prints

Subjects

SubjectAircraftAviationAvro Lancaster Type 68Shell Company of Australia

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A Leyland Hippo Shell tanker alongside a British Avro Lancaster Type 683 bomber

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