VH-UJC  de Havilland D.H.61 Giant Moth               (c/n    333)

                                    

                                        Imported in May of 1929 for QANTAS and named "Diana".   It is seen here taxying for departure
                                        at Archerfield on 10 December 1934 with the first mail of the new Australia-England service aboard.
                                        The initial load proved to be too much for the Giant Moth and the overflow follows in the DH.50J. 
                                        VH-ULG  ("Hippomenes"). It is thought the pilots were Lester Brain and Rusell Tapp, respectively.
                                        The mails were probably trans-shipped at Darwin to Imperial Airways.   The above shot is courtesy
                                        of the Edgar Johnston collection (via CAHS - Phil Vabre) while below is an image from the John
                                        Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland collection. .