Hood Collection part II, Box 057, nos. 117-139 : Silver Kronfeld glider; 'Narromine Wasp'; RAAF Lock...
Hood Collection part II, Box 057, nos. 117-139 : Silver Kronfeld glider; 'Narromine Wasp'; RAAF Lock...
Hood Collection part II, Box 057, nos. 117-139 : Silver Kronfeld glider; 'Narromine Wasp'; RAAF Lockheed Hudsons; Cinesound films soldiers; Aerial photograph
About this item
Full title
Date
approximately 1930-1941
Call Numbers
ON 204/Box 57/nos. 117-139
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
6 negatives - 8 x 11 cm - glass
17 negatives - 8 x 11 cm - film
Other Descriptions
Level of description
File
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright
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Physical Access Conditions
Access to this collection via appointment only. For access to this collection, enquire with staff in the reading room or enquire online using Ask a Librarian : Applies to ON 204/Box 57/nos. 117-122
This material is held in cold storage and requires 3 working days notice to retrieve. For access to this collection, enquire with staff in the reading room or enquire online using Ask a Librarian : Applies to ON 204/Box 57/nos. 123-139
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
117-119. Alfred Pella (Pellen?) and Silver Kronfeld primary glider
120-122. Monospar 'Narromine Wasp' VH-UST of Western and Southern Provincial Airlines on the ground and in flight
123-130. Five RAAF Lockheed Hudsons in flight, the first US military aircraft purchased by Australia in 1941 because of doubts over British supply
131-138. Cine...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Hood Collection part II, Box 057, nos. 117-139 : Silver Kronfeld glider; 'Narromine Wasp'; RAAF Lockheed Hudsons; Cinesound films soldiers; Aerial photograph
Notes
General note
Silver Kronfeld primary glider at (photograph[s] at ON 204/Box 57/nos. 117-119) is possibly the record-breaking glider illustrated and described in Reference: Flypast: a record of aviation in Australia by Neville Parnell and Trevor Boughton, AGPS, Canberra, 1988, p. 85 (Q629.1300994/2)
Alphanumeric designations
Original Hood box unnumbered (quarter plate)
Description source
Titles, dates and contents lists in this series based on the Hood register with additional notes by Ted Hood
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ON 204/Box 57/nos. 117-139
Record Identifier
nmQWAdPn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nmQWAdPn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
401977
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