Summary
Seagull III flying boat taking off - part of the operations of the early RAAF. The photograph may have been taken at Point Cook, Victoria, and is likely to date to 1925 or later, when the Seagull Mk III was first made.
The photograph is part of a collection of material associated with the service of Australian Flying Corps photographer and later RAAF trainer Flight Lieutenant Norman Henry Clutterbuck, the maternal uncle of the previous owner Ray Kerby.
In 1925 the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) ordered six British Supermarine Seagull III wooden flying boats for reconnaissance work. The Australian Air Force, created in January 1920 to replace the Australian Air Corps, had been granted the King's consent to become Royal Australian Air Force on 13 August 1921.
Description of Content
Sea plane (Seagull III Flying Boat) taking off over water.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph on paper.
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Mr Ray (Raymond) V. Kerby, Aug 1987
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Place & Date Depicted
Point Cook, Victoria, Australia, 1925 or later
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Photographer (Probable)
Flight Lieutenant Norman H. Clutterbuck - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
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Previous Owner
Mr Ray (Raymond) V. Kerby
Previous owner of the album in which the photograph appears. His name is inscribed in the front of the album. He was the nephew of the probable photographer, Norman Henry Clutterbuck. -
Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Handwritten on back: 'Pinedo taxying off'
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
21.7 cm (Length), 16.8 cm (Width)
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References
'Flying boats of Australia', Australian Govt web site, [Link 1] accessed 24/3/2016 Supermarine Seagull (1921), Wikipedia, [Link 2](1921), accessed 24/3/2016
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