Partavia P68 VH-DBS at Essendon in December 1984 - Operated by the Victorian Police Force at one stage.
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Akro laser VH-AUZ at Schofields Air Show in March 1983
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Cessna 195 VH-BVD at Essendon in September 1985
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Cessna Aerobat 150 VH-IRA at Caloundra in November 1982 - love the registration. Glass House mountains in the background.
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Lockheed 12 VH-ABH at Schofields Sir Show in March 1983 - Operated by the Australian Aviation Museum
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Catalina PBY5A VH-EXG at Essendon in January 1980 - The aircraft did mining exploration work, note the yellow sensor at the rear of the
aircraft that would be lowered and towed behind the aircraft for measurement work of some kind (magnatometer maybe ?).
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Navajo Panther N7XB at Sydney in February 1982 - this is parked in the GA area at Sydney, note the high security three wire fence for
the airport perimeter.
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Anson 652A Mk1 VH-BAF at Essendon in April 1982
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BAe125-700B VH-HSS at Sydney in September 1982 - Operated by Shell and with QF B747-300 VH-EBS in the hanger with Brisbane
Commonwealth Games titles.
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BAe125-3 VH-CAO at Essendon in December 1985
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Coming or going?
 

Given piano keys, flaps and aircraft attitude, could I suggest that this is VH-PWM arriving rather than departing? :confused:

Definitely a takeoff Philip, I remember taking the shot from where the Virgin Blue cargo hanger is today, and have a sequence of images from holding in taxiway GOLF 4 to lifting off down towards the intersection. The brick tower in the background is part of the sewerage works, and if you have a look on Goodle Earth you will notice three sets of double white runway markers, well down the runway from the piano keys. My estimation from GE would place the aircraft aboyut 300mtr down the runway from the 25 threshold.

Can you believe the GA security fence along Ross Smith Avenue in the photograph of Navajo Panther N7XB. I can remember there was a garden style gate to gain access to the aircraft from the footpath.

Mmm
 

I can't argue with the photgrapher! Although the props look feathered too... :)

The a/c has a fascinating history: http://www.aussieairliners.org/dc-3/vh-ewb/vhewb.html

GA 'security' fence certainly brings back fond memories.

Props are at Fine, and the flaps appear to be at 1/4, 1/2. You use the flaps to get off the deck quicker in the dak.

Grahame,
Just a note on the Channel 7 Jetranger with floats. I was working for Seven Sydney at the time and our machine, also a Jetranger 206B III (VH-ATS) had floats installed for the Sydney-Hobart Race in 1983. We chased the yatchs as far as Victoria/Bass Striat and Melbourne chopper (VH-ATD) took over.

I have some B&W photos of it... somewhere... will post as soon as I find them.

As a cameraman, the floats were an absolute pain. You had to stretch the harness to its limits to sit out on the floats and the pilots (Frank is still there) hated it as it off balanced too much. The floats were taken off asap after the race and I don't think we saw them again. VH-SEV arrived 18 months later... and no floats!

This is the only shot I can find of VH-ATS... me at the con, pilot behind the camera

The Setair DC-3 - the old QF building looks funny, my Dad worked in that building!

Great photos again!

speaking of the old QF building, did they used to train Cabin Crew in those buildings?

Not sure about that old one, but QC6 is where they do them now AFAIK.

Just found this historic photograph from Bankstown in May 1991, Gabby Kennard's Piper Saratoga PA32 R301 VH-GKF "Slender You Lady"
in which she completed a solo around the world flight, the first by an Australian woman. Gabby's solo around the world flight begain at
Bankstown at 0855 on 3 August 1989 and took 99 days to complete, not the 42 she had planned. I checked the Australian register and
the Saratoga is still on there (presumably the same aircraft). Video available at http://www.gabykennard.biz/soloFlight.html

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