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Avro York 'Endeavour' at Parafield Airport [B 48482/39] • Photograph

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Summary

The 'Endeavour' landing at Parafield airfield for the visit of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester to South Australia, Monday 2 September 1946. In 1945 the RAAF accepted this VIP-equipped Avro York for the new Governor-General of Australia, HRH the Duke of Gloucester. The aircraft was flown from England to Canberra, where it joined the Governor-General's Communication Flight in April 1945. The Governor-General's cipher, and the name 'Endeavour' were painted near the cockpit. The aircraft was used for long-range flights, including the Duke's tour of New Guinea, New Britain, and Bougainville Island. On 20 September 1945 and 5 October 1945 'Endeavour' was flown to Singapore to evacuate ex-POWs. On 23 January 1947, 'Endeavour' returned to England and was handed back to the Air Ministry.

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Physical description

Photograph (b&w print); 8.5 cm x 10.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1946

Collection

Part of Album Collection

Subject

Avro York (Transport plane)
Endeavour (Airplane)
Parafield Airport

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General notes

One of 83 photographs in an album.

Digitisation information

Date

26/07/2004

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,000 x 2,230 pixels (6.7 MP)

Size

6.71 MB

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