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This
aircraft was donated to the city of Albury by the West Albury Rotary Club
in time for the
upcoming 50th anniversary, of the emergency landing at the local Race
Course, of the Dutch KLM "Uiver" aircraft during the famous McRobertson
1934 London to Melbourne air race, in which the "Uiver" came in second
place to the purpose
built racing De Haviland Comet two seater Grosvenor House  photographed
at a Mangalore Air show when it was brought back to Australia.
So
what a fitting present the Rotarian's work was for the people of
ALBURY-WODONGA.
This
was a project to mark the anniversary of the Rotarians 75th Year. .
It is also there to maintain a bond established in 1934 between the people
of ALBURY and the people of HOLLAND
and a committment made so many years ago between the people of the two
countries.
It
was one of the focal points in the 50th anniversary celebrations of the
1934 Air Race.
Incidentally,
I believe that the plane that came in third, a Boeing 247D, was eventually
developed into the Boeing B17 "Flying Fortress" used as a heavy bomber
in WW2.
To
the Rotarians the aircraft project had cost considerable man-hours in
time and effort in the construction of this gift for the people of the
area and was now suffering due to the lack of maintenance and care. West
Albury Rotarians in action
Frustrated
and dissatisfied with the assistance and co-operation they were receiving
from the local Council in regards to requests for maintenance issues to
their donation to the city of the "UIVER" DC2 aircraft, the West Albury
Rotary Club found themselves at a crossroad. Some concerned members approached
Dutch born Herman Blom, to take over the responsiblity in pushing forward
the development of their original project.
This
is how the "UIVER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION Inc" initially became involved some
16 years plus ago, and stays with them to this very day.
How
did they do it
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