VH-UZN Lockheed
10B Electra (c/n 1106)
Imported new for Ansett Airways, VH-UZN was named "Ansirius". It
was destroyed in the disastrous
hangar
fire at Essendon Airport, Melbourne on February 28, 1939. A fire
which almost put the fledgling
Ansett
Airways out of business. For more on this, and other
Australian Lockheeds, visit:
http://www.adastron.com/lockheed/electra/vh-uzn.htm
The
following historic photograph comes from the collection of Mr. Lindsay
Wise, a member of the Civil
Aviation Historical Society in
Australia. Mr. Wise was a former Ansett employee: For
more on the Society
and the history of Australia'
Department of Civil Aviation, go to: http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/
This
photograph is copyright the CAHS and must not be used without
permission.