VH-UOG General Aircraft
Genairco
(c/n 16)
Only 9 Genaircos were
built - 10 if you include the seaplane completed by Tugan. This
aircraft was
delivered with a 105
hp Harkness Hornet
engine. It was first registered on
2 June
1930. Seen below is a photo from the Geoff Goodall
collection showing VH-UOG
in western NSW during the 1950s. This
was Goya Henry's well known aircraft when his
legal actions against the
Commonwealth resulted in a complete change in administering the
rules of the air in Australia. By
1956 it was owned by Oscar Roche of Tottenham NSW,
who also had Genairco VH-UOD, and he
flew it until retired it was retired in 1964. It was
then stored at Tottenham until
acquired by Joe Drage who transported it to his newly estab-
lished Drage's Historic Aircraft
Collection on a farm at Wodonga Vic. When the Wangaratta
City Council, or forefathers, or
whatever, elected to sell off
this historic collection of aircraft,
VH-UOG was sold to Roy Fox in NSW who,
hopefully, will have it restored to health one
of these days!

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