VH-ABO  de Havilland D.H.87B Hornet Moth                         (c/n  8014)
                       
                             

                                     Another Hornet Moth photo with a serious "light in the lens"  problem.  (Why do so many of
                                     my "acquired" Hornet Moths have that malady?)   Clearly this one was at Moorabbin, since it
                                     is outside Schutt's hangar.    Like most other D.H.87As, this one was converted to "B" status
                                     (a much more stable wing planform) following a major overhaul in 1948.
                                     Interestingly, this registration has never been re-alloted.  Could it possibly be, that in this day
                                     and age of (ridiculous) political correctness, that it was deemed too sensitive?