Avro Lancaster Type 683 bomber aircraft ? Spirit of Surfers Paradise? , at Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales.

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Series[UMA-SR-000000037] Aviation photographsAccession[2008.0045] SHELL HISTORICAL ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2008004501163Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentFour negative contact prints on one sheet of views of British Avro Lancaster Type 683 bomber aircraft ? Spirit of Surfers Paradise? , at Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales. The aircraft carries British registration G-ASXX. Three views show a Shell tanker alongside and the fourth includes a group of spectators. 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.Access StatusAccess restrictions apply for some itemsRequest TypeRequest unitUnitBWP 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

CreatorUnknownRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorShell Australia LimitedRoleProvenance

Dates

Date28 April 1965

Description Control

Previous System ID2008.0045.01163Format NumberBWP/28258

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Genre/FormPhotographic prints

Subjects

SubjectAircraftAviationAvro Lancaster Type 68Shell Company of Australia

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Avro Lancaster Type 683 bomber aircraft ? Spirit of Surfers Paradise? , at Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales.

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