VH-UFF  De Havilland DH 89 Dragon Rapide  (c/n 6270)

                                                                                              
                            Imported in 1935 for Holyman's Airways (as 'Memma'), this Rapide passed to Australian National
                            Airways and then to Airlines of Australia Ltd in 1938, retaining the same name. Seen above is an
                            image from the Geoff Goodall collection taken Archerfield in 1939. In July 1940 this Rapide was
                            impressed by the RAAF as A33-3, then later released back the airlines as VH-UFF with Guinea
                           Airways and later Airlines(WA) Ltd before being sold to aircraft dealers Brown & Dureau Ltd of
                           Melbourne in October 1948 for aerial photographic survey duties. My shot below was taken at
                           Essendon Airport in 1954.  It was finally exported to New Caledonia in 1956, becoming F-OAVG
                           for Transpac.  The humid jungle of that island took a terribly toll on the old lady and it was only
                           operated for a year, before being retired on 2 February 1957 at Noumea-Magenta and providing
                           parts for another Transpac D.H.89, F-OATC.  At the foot of the page are a couple of pictures
                           from Geoff's album showing it at Noumea in 1957 (upper) and the remains of it in 1967 (lower).      
                 .