Forty-plus Years Ago

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Images scanned from colour transparencies and b&w prints taken prior to 1971

VH-AND : Sikorsky S-62A c/n 62-003, ff?; del petroleum Helicopters, New Orleans, LA as N882 23Jul60; sold Los Angeles Airways, Oct60; sold Ansett ANA as VH-AND, 12Jul67; w/o in crash in Bass Strait, Australia, 24Aug67

Ordered from Boeing in 1963. Entered on the Australian register on Sept 1 1964 Delivery flight to Australia landed Oct 16,1964. The first jet operated by TAA. Sold overseas in Oct 1976. Departed Melbourne Nov 11 1976. Scrapped Aug 1993.

Scanned from a B&W print taken in the 1960's

Scanned from a B&W print taken in the early 1960's

This is one of the training fleet I learned to fly in.

Lockheed Electra L-188 - From a slide taken in 1984

Ansett ANA DC-6B VH-INA

TAA DC-9-31

TAA DC-9 - From a 1968 colour slide

Lockheed Electra L-188 - From a 1984 colour slide.

TEAL Lockheed L188 Electra at Essendon early 60's. From a colour transparency. TEAL is the former name of Air New Zealand.

Boeing 727 VH-TJB approaching Essendon early 60's. From a colour transparency.

Lockheed L188 Electra VH-TLC. From a transparency taken in 1963. This shot is taken at the same location as AP12075 in 2009.

Carvair VH-INJ

RAAF Dassault Falcon 20

Mooney M20F on rollout at an airshow at Mangalore Airport, 1968. Scanned from a slide.

Piper Arrow VH-CBK at Lilydale Airport. From a slide taken in 1970. I have flown this aircraft a number of times.

Short Skyvan - From a slide taken in 1968.

Short Skyvan served with a number of operators in Australia. Crashed into sea off Finland as OH-SBB on 01 Nov 1989

This photo was scanned from a slide taken on 20 Jan 1963 at Moorabbin airport. T It was used to shuttle passengers between Melbourne City heliport and Essendon airport.

Bell 47J-2 Ranger VH-INM. From a transparency taken in 1963.

RAAF HS-748 taken at Laverton RAAF Base in 1971, Laverton is part of RAAF Williams which comprised two airfields. The Laverton airfield and runways were decommisisioned in the 1990s and sold for housing development. The base buildings continue , housing t

Visiting Essendon in 1970. Note that this photo was taken before the aircraft was modified to add winglets.

The smallest jet operated by QANTAS - HS125-3B. Cockpit configured as a B707 for pilot training - before simulators. From a colour transparency taken in 1968.

VH-AND : Sikorsky S-62A c/n 62-003, ff?; del petroleum Helicopters, New Orleans, LA as N882 23Jul60; sold Los Angeles Airways, Oct60; sold Ansett ANA as VH-AND, 12Jul67; w/o in crash in Bass Strait, Australia, 24Aug67

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Aircraft types I have flown

Essendon Airport (YMEN) Melbourne

Lilydale Victoria

Moorabbin Airport Victoria YMMB