VH-UGQ  Miles M.2F Hawk Major                        (c/n  212)

                                      

                                          This Hawk Major was acquired by H.U. Sheperdson of Darwin in May 1936.    A scant
                                          six months later it crashed at Groote Eylandt in the Northern territory and was essentially
                                          written off.    Moved to Brisbane, it was destroyed in the disastrous Qantas hangar fire at
                                          Archerfield on 28 June 1939.     The above low resolution image was gleaned from the
                                          Northern Territory Library collection.  As most viewers to this site know, I am long retired
                                          and living on a fixed income.  The purpose behind the site is to preserve (hopefully forever)
                                          the rich heritage of both Australian and world aviation history in a pictorial form.  My limited
                                          budget, therefore, does not allow me to purchase a high resolution copy of this, or any other
                                          out-of-copyright image.  (The fee charged by the NTL for emailed images is A$25.00 per
                                          item).   Viewers seeking a higher resolution copy of this rare photograph should contact the
                                          Northern Territory Library directly.