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Membership Application Form for 2019

The AHSA membership application form has been updated for 2019 with the current annual subscription rates. ahsa_appform_2019

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Brisbane Meeting – Fri 23rd Feb 2018

The speaker will be Andrew Carter from the Australian Vintage Aviation Society TAVAS. Andrew will tell us about the TAVAS Great War Displays that...

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Sydney Meeting – Wed 7th March 2018

Annual General Meeting and event to be advised. Sydney Meetings are held at 7:30 pm on the first Wednesday of the month. 7.45 pm....

1939 The first flight of the CA-2 Wackett Trainer, the first in-house aircraft design by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation was made on 19 September 1939 by CAC test pilot Hubert Boss-Walker. The Wackett Trainer was the first Australian-designed aircraft to enter mass production (202 built) and the first Australian-designed aircraft to enter service with a foreign air force (the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force - later the Indonesian Air Force). Source: Joe Vella, Aircraft Projects of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, 2022, ISBN 978-0-4651859-0-4

1941 The first flight of the CA-4 Wackett Bomber, later known as the Woomera, was made on 19 September 1941 by CAC test pilot Hubert Boss-Walker. The aircraft made one low circuit after taking off from the factory airfield. Source: Keith Meggs, Australian-Built Aircraft and the Industry, Volume 2 Book 1. ISBN 978-0-646-99655-4

1954 The RAAF held an Air Force Day Display at Mallala, South Australia on 19 September 1954. Various aircraft participated in the flying and static displays, including Bristol Freighter A81-1 of No 34 (Communications) Squadron, Douglas C47B A65-87, and Gloster Meteor NF11 A77-3 (ex RAF WM262) used at Woomera by the Weapons Research Establishment. Source: AWM

1981 Cessna U206G VH-RQV crashed 5km north of Charleville, Queensland on 19 September 1981. The aircraft experienced an engine failure, causing it to strike trees and impact the ground. All seven occupants on board were killed. Sources: ATSB investigation report 198100064; aviation-safety.net website

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