VH-ABH (1)       Lockheed 12A                                    (c/n  1236)

                              

                                VH-ABH was imported from the USA in 1937 and was operated by Associated Airlines in whose
                                markings it is seen here at Mascot in the late 1940s.  This was not a public service airline insofar
                                as it was operated solely for the purpose of  flying executives of Broken Hill Propreitry around. 
                                It was named, appropriately, 'Silver City'.  The Lockheed 12A is often referred to as the "Electra
                                Junior".   VH-ABH was re-registered VH-DMC in 1960 and VH-TLX in 1962.   It then went to
                               Air Surveys Australia as VH-ASV and then was finally restored (in 1978) back to VH-ABH as
                               "Silver City" again.     Ron Cuskelly took a color shot of it (below) at  Mangalore in 1983 after it
                               had resumed its orignal identity.    For a complete history of this machine go to Ron's The Lockheed
                               File entry for it at:    http://www.adastron.com/lockheed/electra/vh-abh.htm