Junkers F13 – Aviation Historical Society of Australia

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Aviation Heritage Vol. 54 No. 3 (September 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...

1972 The last revenue flight by a Convair Metropolitan aircraft of Airlines of South Australia was made on 12th February 1972. VH-BZF made the last passenger service for ASA Flights GJ1102/1101 Adelaide/Kingscote/Adelaide. The aircraft left Adelaide at 1115 arriving at Kingscote at 1145. After a stay of about three hours the aircraft turned around and flew back in 25 minutes. The Captain was Arnold Deed. The retired Convairs VH-BZF and VH-BZN were ferried to Essendon Airport on 15/2/72 and 17/2/72 respectively. Source: N. Daw

1994 Rutan Long-EZ VH-MJL crashed at Oakey, QLD on 12 February 1994. The aircraft was seen to enter a low-level pass before it pulled up and the main landing gear impacted powerlines. The main landing gear was torn off and the aircraft descended into the ground, fatally injuring the pilot. Source: aviation-safety.net website

1996 Hughes 269C VH-AOC operated by Lightfoot Young crashed at Fernleigh Homestead, 3.6 km West of Windellama, NSW on 12 February 1996. There was 1 fatality. Source: aviation-safety.net website