Yes, there was an Open Day of sorts in 1995 at Richmond RAAF Base.

I can only imagine that Mr Murray may have soiled himself after seeing all those pics of the choppers! :D

I think a slide night at the next spotting weekend might be in order.

David.M.

Apologies, but with so many views of the photographs, my web site bandwidth has been exceeded, even though I had extended it to 10Gb per month. The images will be available again on Saturday 1st August along with the last album, General & Regional Aviation. I thought this album was going to be a bit ordinary at first, but I had forgotten how many small regional airlines there were back in the 1980s (quite a change to today). They are worth having a look at, so I will have them all scanned and ready to go for Saturday.

Hi Grahame,

Have been really enjoying the photos, as with so many other people in the forum, but what about putting them up onto Flickr (as private, if you don't want them discovered or used by other parties...) and then use the photo link from here?? That way, you web bandwidth will not be so affected?!?!?

Just a thought...

Grahame, I guess its expecting a bit much for you to have photos of the great 707 lineup (just about the whole fleet from memory) around the Jet Base during the mid 1960's Qantas Pilot Strike?

Michael, My interest in photography started in 1968, but unfortunately I only started to shoot aircraft in the late 1970s.

Perhaps you need to start uploading to jetphotos.net and airliners.net

After a week of downtime for www.16Right.com with a 10Gb Bandwidth Exceeded issue, I now have the last of the photographs from the 1980s, this time Regional and General Aviation. It was interesting to see all the good old airline names again, lots of DC-3s, Nomads and Bandeirantes and even a Heron ot two.

So here we go ...

Bandeirante 110P1 VH-KIR at Moorabbin in January 1980 - Operated by Air Tasmania
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...KIR 198001.jpg

Bandeirante 110P1 VH-FCJ at Maroochydore in November 1982 - Operated by Sunstate
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...J 19821109.jpg

Bandeirante 110P1 VH-WDI at Sydney in January 1981 - Operated by Air Great lakes
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...WDI 198101.jpg

Cessna 402 VH-ROX at Sydney in July 1981 - Operated by Singleton Air Service. I think the yellow structure behind the tail is part of
the Runway 25/07 ILS.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...ROX 198107.jpg

Cessna Titan VH-TMX at Sydney in February 1982 - Operated by East Coast. East Wests F27 VH-EWO is in the background.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...TMX 198202.jpg

Heron DH114 VH-CLW at Tullamarine in January 1981 - Operated by Kendell Airlines - nice curtains.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...CLW 198101.jpg

Heron DH114 VH-KAM at Sydney in November 1982 - Operated by Avdev. This shot is in the GA apron, note how many GA tails, and not
corporate jets, are in the background.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...M 19821118.jpg

Metro SA226 VH-KDR at Tullamarine in October 1981 - Operated by Kendell Airlines (the cigar tube)
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...KDR 198101.jpg

Navajo PA31 VH-WGH at Sydney in December 1982 - Operated by Oxley Airlines
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...H 19821201.jpg

Shorts SD3-30 VH-KNP at Sydney in November 1982 - Operated by Wings Australia. I flew in one of a Shorts SD3-30s operating from
Brisbane to Maroochydore, very boxy inside but large windows. Hazelton Shorts SD3-30-60 VH-MJH had a left main undercarriage problem
on 19th May 1990, blocking Runway 16 for some time - fire tenders in attendance.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...P 19821118.jpg

Twin Otter DHC-6 VH-KZP at Sydney in November 1982 - Operated by Aeropelican. About to touchdown on Runway 25 and shot from
a very handy container that you could stand on top of alongside one of the hangers.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...P 19821118.jpg

DC-3 VH-MIN at Sydney in September 1982 - Operated by Setair
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...N 19820910.jpg

DC-3 VH-MWQ at Essendon in November 1980
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...MWQ 198011.jpg

DC-3 VH-PWM at Sydney in November 1982 - Operated by Rebel Air and departing here from Runway 25.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...M 19821118.jpg

King Air 200 VH-IBD at Sydney in December 1984 - Operated by Norfolk and Lord Howe Airlines
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...D 19841214.jpg

Falcon 30 VH-FWD at Perth in July 1988 - Operated by Flightways
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...D 19880729.jpg

Nomad N22 VH-RCC at Sydney in November 1982 - Operated by Club Air
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...C 19821118.jpg

Nomad N22B VH-BRQ at Palm Beach - Operated by Barrier Reef Air Ways. Aquatic Airways were looking at the type at the time.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...22B VH-BRQ.jpg

Nomad N22 VH-DNM - Operated by the Department of National Development
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...N22 VH-DNM.jpg

Nomad N22 VH-AUN at Schofields Air Show in March 1983 - Operated by GAF. This was a steep approach and short landing.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...N 19830319.jpg

Nomad N24 VH-NOM at Schofields Air Show in March 1983
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...M 19830319.jpg

Nomad N22B VH-SNL in July 1985 - Operated by the National Safety Council Of Australia (NSCA). There was a big financial scandal
centred around the guy who founded the organisation (I have a book on him somewhere).
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...L 19850711.jpg

Beech Queen Air B80 VH-AMG at Sydney in November 1982 - Operated by the NSW Ambulance Service. Can't think when I last saw a
Queen Air.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...G 19821118.jpg

Cessna Conquest VH-L?? at Jandakot in July 1988 - Operated by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...S 19880727.jpg

Dornier 228-201 VH-NSX at Richmond in October 1988 - Operated by NSCA
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...X 19881014.jpg

Dash 8 P2-GVA at Richmond in October 1988 - Operated by Talair
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...A 19881014.jpg

Grumman Gulfstream 1 VH-FLO at Essendon in November 1980 - Operated by Comalco
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...FLO 198011.jpg

Merlin IIIB SA226AT VH-SWK at Essendon - Outside Stilwell's hanger.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...6AT VH-SWK.jpg

Learjet 24D VH-BSJ at Sydney in December 1984 - In the GA area. They had to balance fill the tip tanks, otherwise the aircraft would
tip over on its side.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...J 19841214.jpg

Mitsubishi 300 VH-SMZ at Sydney in January 1981 - Operated by Smithfield Mall. The tall concrete building in the background is the
Library Stack at the University Of New South Wales where I worked for 15 years. I was on the top floor of the building with a great view
of the airport and aircraft on approach for Runway 25. Also a great view of the 1600 starting shute at Randwick Race Course on mid
week meetings.
http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/...SMZ 198101.jpg