Parafield
- 1965
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This photograph of Adelaide's Parafield aerodrome dates from October 1965. Note that apart from the sealed aprons, the movement area is still all grass. Sealed runways were still some time off. In the centre of the shot is the art-deco Ops/Admin building with its Control Tower cab on the roof. This building, and similar buildings constructed at Brisbane/Archerfield and Sydney/Mascot, was built in 1940. They were the first purpose-built Control Towers in Australia. By this time control was mostly exercised by VHF radio, though visual light signals were still regularly in use for some light aircraft. The former signal square, which was on the grassed area to the left of the Tower, has disappeared. Working from the Tower to the left (north-west), the hangars are:
Working from the Tower to the right (north-east), the hangars are:
According
to Geoff Goodall: "All of those huts behind the hangar rows were
put in by RAAF during WW2, and I recognise a number of them that survived
into the '70s at least. They were used by Aero Club, Rossair, and Robbys
for storage, and I remember one large hut had 3 crashed aero club Chippie
wrecks stashed inside." The formerly distinctive water tower near
the airport entrance has disappeared although it's supporting tower remains. Roll your mouse over the main buildings or significant features in the photo for identification and, in some cases, more information.
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