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Category: AHSA Meetings

Melbourne Meetings:

AHSA Inc. holds monthly meetings on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm at the Air Force Association, 24 Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn East.

Some members meet casually for dinner from 6.00pm at the Tower Hotel.

Our monthly meetings are also webcast online via Zoom, for members who cannot attend in person.

Meeting details are sent to members each month.
Click on the heading below to view recordings of previous monthly meetings:

AHSA Logo, Southern Cross over Australia
DerekB10/12/202309/03/2024

Melbourne Meeting: 28 February 2024, Ashley Briggs OAM

The Melbourne meeting on Wednesday 28 February 2024 of the AHSA Inc. was held at the RAAF Association meeting room, Camberwell Road, East Hawthorn....
Delicious food cooking on the barbecue at the 2022 AHSA end of year gathering
DerekB10/12/202311/12/2023

AHSA Melbourne Meeting December 2023: Annual Barbeque

The end-of-year AHSA barbecue was held at Moorabbin Air Museum on Sunday 10 December from 10am to 2pm. The weather forecast was not great,...
DerekB26/07/202321/05/2024

AHSA Melbourne Meeting July 2023 (Andrew Jackling: Space Weather Forecasting)

Our guest speaker at the 26 July 2023 AHSA Meeting in Melbourne was Andrew Jackling, who presented on the topic “Eyes in the sky:...
DerekB28/06/202321/05/2024

AHSA Melbourne Meeting June 2023 (Mark Lax: Tips and Tricks For Researching Our Air Force’s Stories)

The speaker for our combined Friends of Air Force History and Heritage (FAFHH) and Aviation Historical Society of Australia (AHSA) on 28 June 2023...
DerekB24/05/202321/05/2024

AHSA Melbourne Meeting May 2023 (Andy Hansen: A Short History of Aerial Photography)

Our guest speaker at the meeting held on 24 May 2023 was Dr Andrew Hansen, who gave a fascinating presentation about the history and...
DerekB26/04/202321/05/2024

AHSA Melbourne Meeting April 2023 (Martin James: Battle of the Bismarck Sea)

Our speaker for the meeting held on 26 April 2023 was RAAF Historian Mr Martin James. This meeting was another joint presentation with the...
DerekB22/03/202321/05/2024

AHSA Melbourne Meeting March 2023 (Annie Floodin: Boeing History)

Our March 2023 Melbourne meeting featured a presentation by Annie Floodin, a historian from Boeing Historical Services who is currently visiting Australia connecting with...
DerekB22/02/202321/05/2024

AHSA Melbourne Meeting February 2023 (Jeff Maynard: The Lost Records of Sir Hubert Wilkins)

Jeff Maynard was the guest speaker for our 22 February 2023 meeting in Melbourne. Jeff has been researching the life and records of Sir...
DerekB11/12/202212/12/2022

AHSA Melbourne Meeting December 2022: Annual Barbeque

The final Melbourne meeting for the year will be a member's barbecue, to be held at the Moorabbin Air Museum on Sunday 11 December,...
DerekB23/11/202215/12/2022

AHSA Melbourne Meeting November 2022: Annual General Meeting

Our November meeting was the Annual General Meeting of the AHSA Inc, held on 23 November 2022, and was followed by a "Member's Night",...

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On this day in Australian aviation history:

1945 Lockheed Hudson A16-118 of 4 Communications Unit RAAF crashed off Machans Beach, QLD on 5 March 1945. The aircraft was flying from Cairns to New Guinea but crashed 2.25 miles from Cairns aerodrome shortly after take-off. All 11 occupants of the aircraft were killed in the crash. The weather at the time was 9/10 cloud, no wind, ceiling 15,00 feet, visibility 5 miles, and no rain. The aircraft ended up on its back in 12 feet of water 500 yards offshore. The crew were F/O Donald James Bassett, F/O Gordon Thomson, W/O Errol S Frieze, LAC John Dudley Moore and F/Lt Newell. Passengers included Major General George Vasey CB, CBE, DSO and BAR, Maj General R Downes CMG, Col Russell, Col Bertram Lt Rigall and Cpl James, all of the Australian Army. Sources: ADF-Serials website; aviation-safety.net website
1989 Winton Sportsman ultralight crashed at Mulgoa, NSW on 5 March 1989. It was being flown by an experienced ultralight pilot after having been purchased second hand by another person. Following a normal takeoff the aircraft was observed to carry out a manoeuvre consistent with a deliberate stall and recovery. It was then seen to enter a level turn to the left, in which the angle of bank gradually increased to about 90 degrees, despite the aircraft being limited to an bank angle of 60 degrees. The turn continued through at least 360 degrees, during which the aircraft began to lose height. A witness said he then saw the aircraft roll out of the turn, still losing height, before it suddenly appeared to lose control and entered a steep spiral dive. The aircraft was seen to impact the ground heavily. An examination revealed that the welding of the attachment bracket, for the wing brace struts, had failed. This had allowed both wings to fold upwards and twist rearwards, resulting in an immediate loss of control. A laboratory evaluation of the failed weld indicated an extensive lack of fusion between the weld deposit and the bracket. There was 1 fatality and the aircraft was destroyed. Sources: ATSB websit; aviation-safety.net website
1989 On 5 March 1989, having flown his Winton Facet Opal flying wing ultralight aircraft from Tyagarah airfield to Evans Head, NSW, Scott Winton set a record time to climb to a height of 3,000 m (9,943 ft) of 6 mins 46 seconds. The record was ratified and recognised by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in the category RAL1T "Microlights and Paramotors". Sources: nestofdragons.net website; Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Records website
2002 The last ever Ansett flight lands to end 66 years of history. Flight AN152, Airbus A320-211 VH-HYI, piloted by Captain Geoff McDonald touched down at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport just after 6am on 5 March 2002 after flying from Perth, and taxied to its dock beneath arching jets of water from two fire engines paying tribute on the tarmac. A third of the passengers aboard were from the media and more journalists greeted the plane in the terminal, otherwise empty but for confetti left behind from the previous evening. Sources: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/ via aph.gov.au website; ABC News website; australianaviation.com.au website
2003 CASA issued Virgin Blue with a formal air safety warning relating to documentation and procedures. This followed concerns that pilots were not conducting safety checks. Sources: Age, 6 March 2003, p. 8. Canberra Times, 2 March 2003, p. 3. via aph.gov.au website
2015 Civil Aviation Safety Regulation Part 175 (CASR Part 175) under the Civil Aviation Act 1988 came into effect on 5 March 2015. This regulation establishes standards and legislative requirements for the quality and integrity of data and information used in air navigation. Specifically, information published in the Integrated Aeronautical Information Package, on aeronautical charts and contained within aeronautical navigation databases. CASR Part 175 requires that Airservices hold and maintain current contact details of Aerodrome (AD) / Aircraft Landing Area (ALA) / Helicopter Landing Site (HLS) owner/operators. The owner/operators (otherwise referred to as an Aeronautical Data Originator or ADO) are required to register with Airservices the nominated AIP Responsible Person. The ADO is responsible for informing Airservices of this information, carrying out regular reviews and updating this information with any changes. Source: airservicesaustralia.com website

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