DC-3 – Aviation Historical Society of Australia

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Ticket sales have closed for the DC-3 flights from Essendon to Ballarat 17 & 18 May 2025

The Ballarat branch of the Air Force Association (BAFA) is chartering the Shortstop Jetcharter (SJC) Douglas DC-3 VH-OVM to operate Essendon-Ballarat return flights on...

1941 de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth VH-UQL operated by Airlines of Australia Ltd. crashed at Coen, Queensland on 27 August 1941. While flying from Thursday Island to Cairns, the port wing broke in mid-air and the aircraft was destroyed in the subsequent crash. All three occupants of the aircraft were killed: pilot Frank Cohen, passengers Charles Hardy and Lt Col TR Miller. Source: aviation-safety.net website

2004 The Airservices Australia board voted on 27 August 2004 to reverse some key National Airspace System (NAS) reforms, with some of Class E air space to be returned to Class C, where all planes were separated by air traffic control. Under the overhauled system, introduced in December 2004, Class C air space would now be expanded over capital city airports and be reintroduced between Sydney and Melbourne. Corridors between Melbourne-Mildura and Sydney-Dubbo, which had been reclassified as restriction-free Class G air space, would revert to Class E. The ASA Board agreed to implement airspace safety enhancements from 25 November 2004 that would leave in place about 90 percent of the class E airspace introduced in 2003. Source: Steve Creedy, ‘Bumpy ride for airspace reform’, The Australian, 27 August 2004, p. 30. ASA, media release 22/04, 27 August 2004. via aph.gov.au website

2008 The Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences and Carriers’ Liability Insurance) Bill 2008 was tabled in parliament on 27 August 2008. It amended the Air Navigation Act 1920, the Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959 and the Civil Aviation Act 1988. The bill introduced and amended measures in relation to international airline licences and carriers’ liability insurance. Source: House of Representatives, Hansard, 27 August 2008, p.6405. via aph.gov.au website