Thijs Postma - Poster - Douglas DC-2 Uiver Albury Racetrack

The DC-2 was an all-metal airliner which made its first flight on September, 19th 1934 (almost a year after our artist Thijs Postma was born). The ‘UIVER’ became famous in the London-Melbourne air race. It won the first price in the handicap class and became second in the speed race.

Here the PH-AJU is shown after an emergency landing in Albury, Australia on 24th October 1934 on a swampy racecourse. The Uiver passed through bad weather for the last 5 hours and had issues with icing on its wings. After 300 people of the town helped to dig out the plane, it could continue the race.