BA Swallow II VH-UUM
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In the early 1930s the British Klemm Aeroplane Co. Ltd produced under license a version of the German Klemm L-25 Swallow, modified to comply with British airworthiness requirements. Twenty eight of the aircraft were built and marketed as BK Swallow. The company was later re-named British Aircraft Manufacturing Co. Ltd and re-named their product BA Swallow. 107 of an improved example re-named BA Swallow11 were built between 1933 and 1938, and nine of the aircraft were imported into Australia. The first British built Swallow arrived in 1935 and the last in 1937, of which the final six were BH Swallow11.
The Museum's BA Swallow II, VH-UUM, was imported into Australia in 1935 by R. Hickson of Sydney. Next it was sold to J.Finch of Western Australia in 1939, and in 1943 it was purchased and flown by Lang Hancock who later became the West Australian iron ore mining magnate. He later sold the aircraft in 1957 and it passed through four changes of ownership before it was donated to the Museum by the noted Bob Burnett-Reid in 1967.
The aircraft is one of only two survivors in Australia and has been completely rebuilt by member and founding President of the Museum Nelson Wilson who had it in storage until returning it to Moorabbin in 2020.
TECHNICAL DATA
Crew : 1 pilot +1 passenger
Power plant : 1 x 85hp Pobjoy Cataract 11, 7 cylinder radial engine.
Length : 26'03'' (8.0m) Wingspan : 42'09'' (13.2m) Height : 7'00'' (2.1m)
weights : empty - 960lbs (435kg) maximum - 1,500lbs (680kg)
Speeds : maximum - 90kt (104mph) (167km/hr) cruise : 78kt (90mph) (140km/hr)
Range : 420 miles (680km)
The Museum's BA Swallow II, VH-UUM, was imported into Australia in 1935 by R. Hickson of Sydney. Next it was sold to J.Finch of Western Australia in 1939, and in 1943 it was purchased and flown by Lang Hancock who later became the West Australian iron ore mining magnate. He later sold the aircraft in 1957 and it passed through four changes of ownership before it was donated to the Museum by the noted Bob Burnett-Reid in 1967.
The aircraft is one of only two survivors in Australia and has been completely rebuilt by member and founding President of the Museum Nelson Wilson who had it in storage until returning it to Moorabbin in 2020.
TECHNICAL DATA
Crew : 1 pilot +1 passenger
Power plant : 1 x 85hp Pobjoy Cataract 11, 7 cylinder radial engine.
Length : 26'03'' (8.0m) Wingspan : 42'09'' (13.2m) Height : 7'00'' (2.1m)
weights : empty - 960lbs (435kg) maximum - 1,500lbs (680kg)
Speeds : maximum - 90kt (104mph) (167km/hr) cruise : 78kt (90mph) (140km/hr)
Range : 420 miles (680km)