A Klausman – Aviation Historical Society of Australia

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Aviation Heritage Vol. 54 No. 2 (June 2023) Contents Listing

The latest quarterly AHSA journal - Aviation Heritage - has recently been posted to members. The contents of all articles are listed below: Aviation...

1939 Guinea Airways Lockeed L14H Super Electra VH-ABI 'Koranga' left Darwin for Adelaide via Katherine and Alice Springs, with 1 passenger and 700lb of airmail. The aircraft attempted to takeoff from Katherine airport at 7.50 am but failed to gain altitude and crashed in the Katherine River, killing all four on board. They were Captain John Jukes, Captain Cecil Clarke, First Officer Peter Donegan, and passenger Alexander McDonald. Source: Aviation Heritage, vol 31 no 3, September 2000

1968 The first RAAF British Aerospace Corporation BAC-111 aircraft, A12-124, arrived at RAAF Fairbairn, Canberra, under the command of No 34 Squadron Commanding Officer, Wing Commander (later Air Commodore) Ray Drury. The aircraft was ferried from the United Kingdom via Malta, Nicosia, Teheran, Karachi, New Delhi, Calcutta, Singapore and Darwin. Source: Aircraft of the RAAF.