VH-ABI  Lockheed L-14H Super Electra                              (c/n  1418)

                            
                        
                                VH-ABI was delivered to Guinea Airways in 1938.  The shot above, via Lockheed Aircraft, depicts
                                the machine in flight, when new.  Immediately below, from the Ron Cuskelly collection, is an image
                                which identifies the machine by its name, "Koranga", whilst in the lower shot, from the State
                                Library of South Australia collection, the 14 is seen at Parafield, circa 1938 in company with
                                Electras VH-UXH and Broken Hill's VH-ABH.   Shortly after this photograph was taken VH-ABI
                                crashed at Katherine, NT (on 18 January 1939) killing all on board.  The runway length of only
                                700 yards was insufficient for the craft to gain flying speed and it crashed into a nearby river gorge