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VH-EAW. de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter. c/n 241.
It was also registered as: VH-SBQ.
This was the first of four aircraft ordered by Qantas Airways Ltd - ? Built by de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd, Downsview, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Powered by Pratt and Whitney R.1340 Wasp engines The aircraft plus the amphibian kits were shipped from St. Johns, Canada on the S. S. Port Adelaide - March 01, 1958 Delivered by de Havilland Canada to de Havilland Australia at Sydney (Bankstown) - April 14, 1958 Purchased by Qantas Airways from de Havilland Australia, Bankstown Accepted by Qantas in joint handover ceremony at Sydney (Bankstown) with VH-EAX - May 27, 1958 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EAW - May 27, 1958 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney The aircraft was named ‘Kikori’ (Papua) at Port Moresby - June 04, 1958 Delivered for operations in Papua New Guinea as an amphibian Sold to Trans Australian Airlines (T.A.A.) - September 01, 1960 Reregistered as VH-SBQ - December 08, 1960 The aircraft retained name ‘Kikori’ (Papua) It was forced to ditch into sea 10 miles west of Samari, Papua New Guinea - April 14, 1961 The engine lost power due cylinder problems, 2 crew and 7 passengers were uninjured The aircraft subsequently drifted onto rocks and was damaged beyond repair It was salvaged and then reduced to spares |
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VH-EAW. Qantas - in the standard livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, May 1958. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1920-395.) |
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VH-EAW. Qantas - in the standard livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, May 1958. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1920-396.) |
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VH-EAW. Qantas - in the standard livery somewhere over western Sydney, May 1958. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1920-397.) |
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VH-EAW. Qantas - in the standard livery somewhere over western Sydney, May 1958. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1920-398.) |
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VH-EAW. Qantas - in the standard livery somewhere over western Sydney, May 1958. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1920-399.) |
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VH-EAW. Qantas - in the standard livery ay Sydney Bankstown Airport, May 1958. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1920-051.) |
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VH-EAW. Qantas - in the standard livery somewhere in New Guinea, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-228.) |
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VH-EAW. TAA Sunbird Services - in the standard livery at Port Moresby Jackson's Field, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1920-400.) |