Lord Howe Island – 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...

1922 The first paying passenger carried by The Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (later Qantas) was flown on 2 November 1922. The first paying passenger 84-year-old Alexander Kennedy (an investor in the new company) flew from Longreach to Cloncurry via Winton and McKinlay. Hudson Fysh piloted the flight, with Engineer Arthur Baird and Kennedy aboard the Armstrong Whitworth AW8 G-AUDE. As the plane taxied off, Kennedy was heard shouting "be damned to the doubters". The 498km flight stopped for fuel at McKinlay and morning tea at Winton and arrived to fanfare in Cloncurry. Source: Qantas Founders Museum

1990 Beechcraft V35-MK2 Bonanza VH-CAG crashed at Tocumwal, NSW on 2 November 1990. The Beechcraft was involved in a collision with a glider, registered VH-GXO, which resulted in the Beechcraft's tail stabilisers being severed. The Beechcraft spiralled to the ground and was destroyed on impact, killing both occupants. The glider, though substantially damaged, remained in flight and landed safely. Sources: ATSB investigation report aair199002021; aviation-safety.net website

2007 Jetstar admitted on 2 November 2017 that its communications with air safety investigators over a controversial missed approach by one of its planes at Melbourne Airport were inadequate. The ATSB revealed it did not initially probe an incident involving a Jetstar A320 on 21 July because information supplied by the airline five days later suggested that it was unnecessary. Source: Steve Creedy, ‘Jetstar admits it was slow to report missed approach’, The Australian, 2 November 2007, p. 38. via aph.gov.au website