Our Frank Colquhoun collection includes images relating to the Air Beef Scheme:

  • MHS/FC 385. Photograph. 1951. Hudson Fysh of QANTAS and Horrie Miller of MMA at Glenroy Abattoir in the west Kimberley region while visiting the novel Air-Beef transport scheme
  • FC 659 (two versions). Photograph. 1949-1967. The MMA DC3 Air Freighter RMA Lyndon VH-MML used as a freighter for carriage of beef on the Air Beef scheme outside the Glenroy Abattoirs. The 2 principals of the Glenroy Air Beef Ltd. – At right, Mr Gordon Blythe (Managing Director). At left, Mr Duncan Ord, plant engineer.
    This image also appears on page 147 of Frank Colquhoun’s 2001 book Cockpit and Spanner.
  • FC_661. Photograph. A midway section of the loading gantry with chill room on right.
    This image also appears on page 148 of Frank Colquhoun’s 2001 book Cockpit and Spanner.

See our Air Beef Flickr Album for digitised images and other digitised information.

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