VH-UZZ de
Havilland D.H.84A
Dragon
(c/n 6097)
I have several shots of this, the last
VH-U assigned. The Dragon was imported in June 1937
for
Aircrafts Pty
Ltd of Brisbane. It was formerly on the U.K.
register as G-ADDJ. The image above
is from the
John Wilson collection, whilst the
photograph immediately below is via
John Hopton,
both
being at Archerfield. Photo # 3 is by J. Petersen and shows
-UZZ at Nanago, Queensland,
circa
1938, resplendent with Royal Mail
charter livery. Finally, at the foot of the page is a
photo
from Jodie
Locke's grandfather's album of -UZZ also at Archerfield,. circa
1940 (possibly prior
to,
or after a scheduled
flight). The Dragon was
impressed into the RAAF during WW II as
A34-3,
and was released from military duties
in 1945 and sold to Airlines (WA) Ltd of Perth, who
probably
used it
for spares.