What's new

31/8/08 Photos of Launceston/Western Junction Aeradio - the temporary Station in 1938 and the newly-constructed permanent Station in 1939. Added a photo of Ansett's first airliner - Fokker Universal VH-UTO c.1936. Photo of Adelaide/West Beach Control Tower - 2008.

13/6/08 Read the fascinating story of how Australia influenced the world in the selection of the INTERSCAN MLS (thanks Prof. Brian O'Keeffe). Photos and history of the remarkable Gove Tower (thanks Martin Eadie for the photos and Ian Jennings for the memories). An ARFF Firefighter in action c.1990 (thanks Mick Shanahan & Chris Quinn for the info). Photo of DCA Cherokee C VH-CAF (thanks Peter Kelly and Geoff Goodall). Two pages of aerial photos of Archerfield in 1965 and 2007 (thanks Will Heitbrink and Julian Adams; and Maurice Austin for digitising some of the images). Photo of, and information on, the T73A Doppler VOR (thanks Ian Jager for some of the info).

15/6/08 Read the story of the detective work behind finding and identifying 'new' bits of wreckage from the accident involving ANA DC-4 VH-ANA Amana on 26 June 1950, plus the new information thus deduced about Amana's final moments in Amana - One Small Piece of Jigsaw (thanks Grahame Higgs). Photos and description of the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system. Photos of the current Moorabbin Tower. A downloadable short History of Moorabbin Airport & Control Tower (thanks to Warren Sparrow, MB TWR's long-time Boss). Photos and history of fromer Departmental HS125 VH-JFT. Updated the CAHS Film Catalogue, which is now a downloadable .pdf file (thanks Maurice Austin and Brian Surtees). The Domestic Flight Plan Form & flight plan approval - 1990 (thanks Alan Betteridge).

17/5/08 Aerial photo of Sydney/Mascot aerodrome - c.1930. Photo inside the fourth Sydney Tower - 1989 (thanks Grahame Bateman, Rock Crawford & Phil Coxsedge for identifying the people). More photos of Alan Cobham's DH50 en route to Australia - 1926 (thanks Frank Long). Newspaper story on the controversial allocation of registration VH-SEX - 1969. Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation Edgar Johnston's equator-crossing Certificate aboard the ill-fated ANA DC-4 VH-ANA Amana - 1947. New photo of the experimental MLS antennae at Melbourne Airport - 2007. Much improved scan of our photo of Avro X VH-UMI Southern Moon at Sydney/Mascot c.1930-33. Charles Ulm disembarking from the Southern Cross at Brisbane/Eagle Farm after the trans-Pacific flight - 1928.

22/4/08 Added the programme for our first Film Night of 2008. Letter from the Controller of Civil Aviation to Kingsford Smith and Ulm re the need to change the registration markings of the Southern Cross. Improved our Departmental Aircraft main index. Reorganised the DCA Drovers to their own index page. Revamped our coverage of CAB Monospar VH-UAZ, including new photos (thanks Geoff Goodall). More recent history of former DCA DC-3 VH-CAN (thanks Kevin Smith, Ron Cuskelly & Peter Layne). Aerial photo of Dubbo Aerodrome: also photos of the former Dubbo Flight Service Unit, which is once again in use for a Unicom trial.

What's New on the Web Site
31/8/08 Photos of Launceston/Western Junction Aeradio - the temporary Station in 1938 and the newly-constructed permanent Station in 1939. Added a photo of Ansett's first airliner - Fokker Universal VH-UTO c.1936. Photo of Adelaide/West Beach Control Tower - 2008. 13/6/08 Read the fascinating story of how Australia influenced the world in the selection of the INTERSCAN MLS (thanks Prof. Brian O'Keeffe). Photos and history of the remarkable Gove Tower (thanks Martin Eadie for the photos and Ian Jennings for the memories). An ARFF Firefighter in action c.1990 (thanks Mick Shanahan & Chris Quinn for the info). Photo of DCA Cherokee C VH-CAF (thanks Peter Kelly and Geoff Goodall). Two pages of aerial photos of Archerfield in 1965 and 2007 (thanks Will Heitbrink and Julian Adams; and Maurice Austin for digitising some of the images). Photo of, and information on, the T73A Doppler VOR (thanks Ian Jager for some of the info). 15/6/08 Read the story of the detective work behind finding and identifying 'new' bits of wreckage from the accident involving ANA DC-4 VH-ANA Amana on 26 June 1950, plus the new information thus deduced about Amana's final moments in Amana - One Small Piece of Jigsaw (thanks Grahame Higgs). Photos and description of the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system. Photos of the current Moorabbin Tower. A downloadable short History of Moorabbin Airport & Control Tower (thanks to Warren Sparrow, MB TWR's long-time Boss). Photos and history of fromer Departmental HS125 VH-JFT. Updated the CAHS Film Catalogue, which is now a downloadable .pdf file (thanks Maurice Austin and Brian Surtees). The Domestic Flight Plan Form & flight plan approval - 1990 (thanks Alan Betteridge). 17/5/08 Aerial photo of Sydney/Mascot aerodrome - c.1930. Photo inside the fourth Sydney Tower - 1989 (thanks Grahame Bateman, Rock Crawford & Phil Coxsedge for identifying the people). More photos of Alan Cobham's DH50 en route to Australia - 1926 (thanks Frank Long). Newspaper story on the controversial allocation of registration VH-SEX - 1969. Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation Edgar Johnston's equator-crossing Certificate aboard the ill-fated ANA DC-4 VH-ANA Amana - 1947. New photo of the experimental MLS antennae at Melbourne Airport - 2007. Much improved scan of our photo of Avro X VH-UMI Southern Moon at Sydney/Mascot c.1930-33. Charles Ulm disembarking from the Southern Cross at Brisbane/Eagle Farm after the trans-Pacific flight - 1928. 22/4/08 Added the programme for our first Film Night of 2008. Letter from the Controller of Civil Aviation to Kingsford Smith and Ulm re the need to change the registration markings of the Southern Cross. Improved our Departmental Aircraft main index. Reorganised the DCA Drovers to their own index page. Revamped our coverage of CAB Monospar VH-UAZ, including new photos (thanks Geoff Goodall). More recent history of former DCA DC-3 VH-CAN (thanks Kevin Smith, Ron Cuskelly & Peter Layne). Aerial photo of Dubbo Aerodrome: also photos of the former Dubbo Flight Service Unit, which is once again in use for a Unicom trial.