Remarks: Close cropped Front view of Dakota National Air DC-3C VH-SBL at the Canberra Festival Air Show in March 1993. The aircraft (Named 'Spirit of the Central Coast') was doing Joyflights that day. I flew in VH-SBL from Nowra in Jan1996, and photographed her (in TAA - Airlines of New Guinea livery) at Mt Hagen TPNG in March 1975. Low res photo.
Remarks: Close cropped rear Port side view of Dakota National Air DC-3C VH-SBL, showing the distinctive DNA 'Boomerang/ Kangaroo' logo on the tail. The aircraft was doing Joyflights at the Canberra Festival Air Show in March 1993. I flew in VH-SBL from Nowra in Jan1996, and photographed her (in TAA - Airlines of New Guinea livery) at Mt Hagen TPNG in March 1975. Low res photo.
Remarks: The President of Lebanon, Michel Sleiman, visited Canberra on 15Apr2012. He departed YSCB on 17Apr2012 aboard French Registered Middle East Airlines (MEA) A330-243 F-ORMA, Callsign ‘Cedar Jet 1’. (First visit by this aircraft to Australia.) Close-cropped rear view of the aircraft (before wheel retraction), climbing towards dark clouds after lifting off from Canberra’s Rwy 17. The livery is complete with the MEA Cedar of Lebanon logo on the tail.
Remarks: The Front Cockpit Multi-Function Displays (MFDs) of South Africa Air Force AH-2A Rooivalk 670 (with Power On). Rooivalk 670, Cn 1001, was the First Production AH-2A. Photo taken at RAAF Fairbairn Canberra, during a static display, before the helo flew to Melbourne for the 1999 Avalon International Airshow. A Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow was the competition at Avalon 1999 for the Armed Recon Helicopter (ARH) Project for the Australian Army, which was won by the Tiger ARH.
Remarks: View of the Cockpit of the RAAF's first Boeing 737-7D BBJ A36-001 Cn 30829, with instrument panel power on. Photo taken at RAAF Base Fairbairn during No 34 Squadron's Open Day on 14Sep2002, shortly after the BBJs entered service. My thanks go to 34 Squadron staff and Boeing Field Service Representatives who provided the photo opportunity. Low res photo.
Remarks: RAF VC-10 K.3 Tanker ZA147 (Code F) was at RAAF Base Fairbairn ACT on 15Apr1987, to provide Air to Air Refuelling experience for the pilots of four RAAF 3 Squadron F/A-18A Hornets. (This VC-10 was operated by 101 Squadron RAF, based at Brize Norton, UK.) Close cropped rear Port side view of ZA147, with RAAF 3 Squadron F/A-18A A21-12 at rear right - armed with AIM-9Ls.
Remarks: On 29Jun2012, the 50th Anniversary of the Vickers VC-10 was celebrated at Brooklands UK. Occasionally, VC-10s visited Australia. RAF Tanker ZA147 was at RAAF Base Fairbairn ACT on 15Apr1987, to provide Air to Air Refuelling experience for four RAAF 3 Squadron F/A-18A Hornets. (This VC-10 was operated by 101 Squadron RAF, based at Brize Norton.) Close-cropped view looking aft from the mobile stairs with the Stbd engines and tail, and 34 Sqn Hangar 48, visible at rear. I photographed (and uploaded) similar images of Oman Royal Flight VC-10 A4O-AB at Brooklands UK on 12Jul2012, and RAF VC-10 Tanker XR808 at Fairford UK on 07Jul2012.
Remarks: On 29Jun2012, the 50th Anniversary of the Vickers VC-10 was celebrated at Brooklands UK. Occasionally, VC-10s visited Australia. RAF VC-10 K.3 Tanker ZA147 was at RAAF Base Fairbairn ACT on 15Apr1987, to provide Air to Air Refuelling experience for four new RAAF 3 Squadron F/A-18A Hornets. (This VC-10, Code F, was operated by 101 Squadron RAF, based at Brize Norton.) Front view of ZA147, with RAAF mobile stairs and 75KVA generator. (34 Squadron VIP Mystere 20C A11-085 is visible at rear right.)
Remarks: Close cropped low res view of Beech D18S VH-UWG, in bare metal finish, in the rain at the Canberra Aero Club Open Day in March 1984. (It took an Airshow to break the drought!). Prospective Joyflight passengers shelter under the aircraft wing, waiting for the rain to stop. The text on the fuselage reads 'Vintage Aircraft Joyflights'. VH-UWG was also in Canberra in March 1993. Apologies for quality.
Remarks: Dick Nell and his Stampe SV-4B VH-BVU, awaiting a flying slot after the rain cleared at Canberra Airport in March 1984. The Stampe was often mistaken for a DH-82 Tiger Moth (but the tail/ rudder shape is different). This aircraft was first Registered in Australia in 1981. Dick learned to fly in 1955, and was still doing flying displays in this distinctively painted aircraft in 2007. Dick, who worked as a Mechanical Engineer at Goulburn NSW, passed away on 16Jul2012, aged 82. (Texan code WB-663 and 'DC3 Queensland' DC-3 VH-PWN are visible at rear.) Low res photo.
Remarks: Stbd side view of the rear Cockpit of South Africa Air Force /Denel CSH-2 Rooivalk 670. Photo taken at RAAF Fairbairn Canberra, during a static display, before the helo flew to Melbourne for the 1999 Avalon International Airshow. A Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow was the competition at Avalon 1999 for the Armed Recon Helicopter (ARH) Project for the Australian Army.
