G-AUAG  de Havilland D.H.60 Moth                     (c/n  244)

                                   

                                      Photos of -UAG are extremely rare.  This one, from the Kevin OReilly collection shows it along
                                      with -UAL at Essendon, circa 1928, captioned 'Aero Club aircraft".   I considered photoshopping
                                      the sun umbrella out, but decided against it!   The excerpt below was gleaned from the Melbourne                                                     
                                      Argus for 21 August 1926 by Graeme Parsons who suggests (and I concur) that the third aeroplane
                                      on the right is G-AUAG.  Furthermore the close up from this ancient newspaper print (following)
                                      lends substance to this theory.   This historic shot depicts a line up of machines of the Australian
                                      Aero Club during their opening display.  G-AUAG was one of  half a dozen Moths assigned to
                                      the Victorian Section of the national club.   Note D.H.51 Humming Bird G-AUAC in foreground.
                            .         G-AUAG continued to fly with the Aero Club until 21 July 1934 when it crashed at Ballarat, Vic
                                      and was written off.