VH-BLD
Supermarine VS236 Walrus I
Rare shot from the collection of
Geoff Goodall of the ex military Walrus I P5564 as VH-BLD
taken
at Eagle Farm in 1951, as it was en route to Rabual, New Guinea from
the RAAF disposals
base at
Camden, NSW. It was one of four acquired by
Amphibious Airways to be used on
contract work in New Guinea. See the entry on VH-BGP for historical background. Like
its
sister aircraft,
it was withdrawn from use in 1954.