VH-UKG de
Havilland D.H.60G Gipsy Moth
(c/n 897)
This early Moth was imported in February of
1929 (as G-AUKG) for Air Taxis, Ltd of Sydney.
Many owners later it joined the Royal
Queensland Aero Club in June 1936. It is seen above at
Archerfield, Brisbane in the late1930s in this image from the John
Oxley Library, State Library
of
Queensland collection. When WW II broke out it was impressed into
service as A7-84 One
year
after joining 'the colours' (July 1941) it suffered one heavy landing
too many at Archerfield
and was struck off
charge.