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| Accession Number | P00438.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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RICHMOND, NSW, 1914-10-23. A CAUDRON G3 AIRCRAFT, WITH AN 80HP GNOME ENGINE, FROM M. GUILLAUX'S ...
Description
RICHMOND, NSW, 1914-10-23. A CAUDRON G3 AIRCRAFT, WITH AN 80HP GNOME ENGINE, FROM M. GUILLAUX'S FLYING SCHOOL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT TO BE FLOWN TO CENTENNIAL PARK, SYDNEY, BY A FRENCHMAN, J.C. MARDUEL. AFTER SEVERAL CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP THIS MACHINE WAS SOLD TO THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE DEPARTMENT IN 1916-01, BECAME CFS9 AND OPERATED FROM POINT COOK FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR. (ORIGINAL HALF PLATE GLASS NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM ARCHIVE STORE)