This photo was taken on the Cocos Islands during the London/New Zealand Air Race in 1953. Pic is from an ex-ground crew rigger who was part of the RAF detachment there to look after the Canberras on their way through.
Showing a Mosquito - VH-KLG, race number 6, Brian Crook (photo taker) reports that this Mossie was taking part in the Speed section of the race but it crashed off the Burma coast.
It is intriguing in that accounts I have read usually give only five entrants for the speed section, all Canberras - 3 RAF + 2 RAAF. Maybe my reading isn't broad enough!
Anybody out there able to give some backround to the "civvie", Ampol, Mossie?
Thanks in advance.
