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Lieutenant John McIntosh arriving in Longreach [PRG 1123/41/23] • Photograph

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Summary

Lieutenant John McIntosh standing amidst a crown of admirers after landing in Longreach, 13 August 1920, 11 days after arriving in Darwin, completing the 208 day flight from England to Australia in which he participated with Lieutenant Raymond Parer. Their aircraft, a single-engine de Havilland D.H.9 biplane, G-EAQM, can be seen in the background.

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 8 cm x 13.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

13 August 1920

Collection

Part of Bishop Family

Subject

McIntosh, John Cowe, 1892-1921
Aeronautics -- Flights
Air pilots -- Australia
Aeronautics -- Australia -- History
Longreach (Qld.)

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Historical information

John Cowe McIntosh (1892-1921) was born in Scotland and emigrated to Western Australia. With the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 he enlisted in the Australian Army Medical Corps and served with the 4th Field Ambulance in Gallipoli before transferring to the Australian Flying Corps in 1918 and being commissioned as second lieutenant in April 1919. In 1920 he paired with Raymond Parer to take part in the Australian Government's £10,000 prize for the first flight from England to Australia. After a journey of 208 days, McIntosh and Parer arrived in Darwin on 2 August 1920, and the two men were awarded the Air Force Cross. McIntosh was killed in an air crash in Western Australia in 1921.

Digitisation information

Date

04/08/2014

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5,470 x 3,410 pixels (18.7 MP)

Size

55.98 MB

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