The first aircraft of its type to come to Australia, this unusually designed Leo 453 photographic survey plane designed and built in France in 1937 flew from Indo China to Brisbane on its built in France in 1937 flew from Indo China to Brisbane on its way to New Caledonia, where it will make high-altitude survey flights during the next two to three months for the National Geographical Institute of France. Note the unusual dihedral tail assembly and the low-slung fuselage. It is fitted with special cameras for its oil and mineral survey role. May 6, 1954. (Photo by The Telegraph Feature Service).