A 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-2008004501166Extentnot 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 WW11. 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/28247, BWP/28251 and BWP/28255).
Inscription: "Parafield. No.6: Fuelling of T.A.A.Skymaster VH-TAB on 4/2/47 at Parafield. Fuelling practically completed, and is naturally a posed shot."
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 ID2008.0045.01166Format NumberBWP/28250

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic prints

Subjects

SubjectAircraftParafield Aerodrome, Adelaide, South AustraliaShell Company of Australia

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

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