HistoricalPhoto..Is that Nancy Bird Walton on the Left?

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HistoricalPhoto..Is that Nancy Bird Walton on the Left?

Postby VH-WAL » Thu Dec 20, 2018 12:59 pm

Imagedragon and nancy by wallycacsabre, on Flickr

I cant find any reference to her flying an airline DH84, I dont recognise the wings on the fin and cant see the rego

maybe that pilot is not female? my eyes are a bit off and maybe nancy would not have looked that old in the pic
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Re: HistoricalPhoto..Is that Nancy Bird Walton on the Left?

Postby scotty100368 » Thu Dec 20, 2018 1:56 pm

I believe the aircraft is VH-RSZ.

The partial rego fits, plus it has the same tail logo and nacelle colour as in this 1958 pic: http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/dh84-pt2/images/img67.jpeg
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Re: HistoricalPhoto..Is that Nancy Bird Walton on the Left?

Postby VH-WAL » Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:13 pm

I think you are right scotty. Born in 1915, she would have been 43 years old in 1958. She returned to flying in that year after a long break from it.
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