Douglas DC-4 Skymaster aircraft, undergoing refuelling at Parafield Airport, Adelaide, South Australia

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Series[UMA-SR-000000037] Aviation photographsAccession[2008.0045] SHELL HISTORICAL ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2008004501165Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentTrans Australia Airlines U.S. made Douglas DC-4 Skymaster aircraft, carrying Australian registration VH-TAB, undergoing refuelling at Parafield Airport, Adelaide, South Australia. The DC-4 was produced in large numbers for use as transport aircraft during WWII. Many were later converted to civil use until the appearance of post-war designs. VH-TAB was delivered new in 1946 and carried at least two different registration numbers and three names during its lifetime and was operated by both Ansett-ANA and Qantas at different times. It was finally retired in 1969 (See also BWP/28250, BWP/28251 and BWP/28255).
Inscription: "Parafield. No.3: This shows an excellent picture (which was not staged). It can be seen that fuelling is completed and the fuelling crews are getting ready to drive off. As explained the cloud effect to the North East is not faked."
Stamped "Photograph by A.G. Tasker Commercial, Aerial and Social Photography
49 Miller St., North Unley" .
"58C" is written in the stamped area.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

CreatorTasker, A.GRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorShell Australia LimitedRoleProvenance

Dates

Date4 February 1947

Description Control

Previous System ID2008.0045.01165Format NumberBWP/28247

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic prints

Subjects

SubjectAircraftParafield Aerodrome, Adelaide, South AustraliaShell Company of Australia

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Douglas DC-4 Skymaster aircraft, undergoing refuelling at Parafield Airport, Adelaide, South Australia

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