VH-URE was a DH 84 Dragon made by De Havilland. It was number 465.
VH-URE was first received by West Australian Airways Ltd at their hangar at Maylands Aerodrome in 1933 . It was first registered on 29th August 1933, owned by West Australian Airways Ltd and used on the Perth-Adelaide Air Service.
After WA Airways became Australian National Airways (ANA), VH-URE operated under the name Yannana and is thought to have operated on the East-West service.
Later still, the AAMS (Australian Aerial Medical Service – a flying doctor service which predated the RFDS) used VH-URE in the Kimberley under the name of B M Pattinson.
Our Frank Colquhoun Collection includes:
This photograph was thought to have been taken when VH-URE was first received by WA Airways at their hangar at Maylands Aerodrome in 1933.
VH-URE was later used by the AAMS (Australian Aerial Medical Service), a flying doctor service which was the forerunner of the RFDS and saw service in the Kimberley under the name of B M Pattinson.
See our Flickr Album on VH-URE for images and other digitised information.