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Biplane disaster near Mt Hope. [B 78558/5] • Photograph

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Summary

William A. Gardner, Lt. Geoffrey W. Morey and Lt. Frank B. Willmott inspecting the remains of the Willmott Gardner Aviation Company's de Havilland (DH-6) biplane following a crash near Mt Hope on Lower Eyre Peninsula and subsequent explosion and fire several days later.

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Physical description

Photograph (black and white print), 8.8 cm x 13.9 cm.

Dates / Publication details

20 May 1921

Collections

Part of Port Adelaide Collection
Part of Encounter Bay Collection
Part of Mount Hope Collection

Subject

Willmott, Frank Barry, 1893-1968
Morey, Geoffrey Wilson, 1899-1973
Willmott Gardner Aviation Company
Biplanes -- South Australia
Aircraft accidents -- South Australia
De Havilland aircraft
De Havilland (Airplanes) -- Accidents

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General notes

Related material: See photograph at B 73950.

Historical information

Lt. Frank B. Willmott was a pilot in the Australian Flying Corps (AFC). He was born in Adelaide and enlisted in the 4/2 Australian Flying Squadron on 18 September 1916 at the age of 22. He had previously worked as a tailor and motor mechanic. He was reported missing on 13 January 1918. His wife Ida Willmott of Prospect made enquiries with the Red Cross and discovered he had become a prisoner of war in Germany. At the end of the war, he became an exchanged prisoner and was repatriated to Hull on 14 December 1918. After the war Frank Willmott co-owned the Willmott Gardner Aviation Company in partnership with William Gardner.

Digitisation information

Date

23/02/2022

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,864 x 4,439 pixels (30.5 MP)

Size

91.43 MB

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