VH-ABU  de Havilland D.H. 80A Puss Moth   (c/n  2022)

                             

                               Originally imported for Qantas in 1930, this Puss Moth was the former VH-UPA . It was re-registered
                               in 1948 and was a frequent visitor to Moorabbin in the 1950s, where my shot above was taken. The nice
                               color image below is by Barrie Colledge and was taken at Essendon in 1956.  It was withdrawn from
                               active status shortly after that.   It is now, Barrie informs me, the subject of a restoration project by
                               John Petit in Victoria.  The assumption is, when that happens, it will re-appear as VH-UPA. 

                              








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