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de Havilland D.H.9
In 1920, this aircraft, flown by Lieutenant Lt. Ray Parer and Lt. John McIntosh, was the first single-engine aircraft to fly from England to Australia.
Stands on exhibition in the Australian War Memorial, Canberra
The letters P.D. painted on the side of the fuselage acknowledge the sponsorship of the flight by the whisky distiller, Peter Dawson.
Photo: 03.01.2014