90 results found
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:11031Submit Correction
View count: 116
VH-EQH crashed at Moura, Queensland, on March 28, 1974.
Registration / Serial:VH-EQH
Aircraft Version:Fletcher FU-24 Mk.II
C/n (msn):149
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:11031Submit Correction
View count: 116
VH-EQH crashed at Moura, Queensland, on March 28, 1974.
Registration / Serial:VH-EQH
Aircraft Version:Fletcher FU-24 Mk.II
C/n (msn):149
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-EOJ
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza
Aircraft Version:Beech C33 Debonair
C/n (msn):CD-882
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:10459Submit Correction
View count: 119
VH-EOJ was registered in August 1968.
Registration / Serial:VH-EOJ
Aircraft Version:Beech C33 Debonair
C/n (msn):CD-882
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-EOJ
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza
Aircraft Version:Beech C33 Debonair
C/n (msn):CD-882
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:10459Submit Correction
View count: 119
VH-EOJ was registered in August 1968.
Registration / Serial:VH-EOJ
Aircraft Version:Beech C33 Debonair
C/n (msn):CD-882
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:10453Submit Correction
View count: 203
VH-EOD was registered in January 1969. Over the next quarter of a century it was modified and updated several times before returning to New Zealand as ZK-EOE in 1995. Air Parts was the initial manufacturer in New Zealand.
Registration / Serial:VH-EOD
Aircraft Version:Fletcher FU-24 Mk.II
C/n (msn):143
Operator Titles:Air Parts
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:10453Submit Correction
View count: 203
VH-EOD was registered in January 1969. Over the next quarter of a century it was modified and updated several times before returning to New Zealand as ZK-EOE in 1995. Air Parts was the initial manufacturer in New Zealand.
Registration / Serial:VH-EOD
Aircraft Version:Fletcher FU-24 Mk.II
C/n (msn):143
Operator Titles:Air Parts
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-EHV
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 182 Skylane
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 182 Skylane
Aircraft Version:Cessna 182M Skylane
C/n (msn):18259777
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:8835Submit Correction
View count: 653
VH-EHV was registered from July 1969 until 2006 when its registration was revoked.
Registration / Serial:VH-EHV
Aircraft Version:Cessna 182M Skylane
C/n (msn):18259777
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-EHV
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 182 Skylane
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 182 Skylane
Aircraft Version:Cessna 182M Skylane
C/n (msn):18259777
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:8835Submit Correction
View count: 653
VH-EHV was registered from July 1969 until 2006 when its registration was revoked.
Registration / Serial:VH-EHV
Aircraft Version:Cessna 182M Skylane
C/n (msn):18259777
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7354Submit Correction
View count: 638
VH-DTG sits on the flightline of Cessna agent Rex Aviation awaiting a buyer. In 1998 it was damaged in a storm at Murwillumbah, New South Wales, and its registration cancelled. When it returned in 2004 it was as VH-JKB.
Registration / Serial:VH-DTG
Aircraft Version:Cessna 150H
C/n (msn):15068011
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7354Submit Correction
View count: 638
VH-DTG sits on the flightline of Cessna agent Rex Aviation awaiting a buyer. In 1998 it was damaged in a storm at Murwillumbah, New South Wales, and its registration cancelled. When it returned in 2004 it was as VH-JKB.
Registration / Serial:VH-DTG
Aircraft Version:Cessna 150H
C/n (msn):15068011
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7352Submit Correction
View count: 639
VH-DTE was registered in August 1969.
Registration / Serial:VH-DTE
Aircraft Version:Cessna 150H
C/n (msn):15067992
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7352Submit Correction
View count: 639
VH-DTE was registered in August 1969.
Registration / Serial:VH-DTE
Aircraft Version:Cessna 150H
C/n (msn):15067992
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DTA
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza
Aircraft Version:Beech B33 Debonair
C/n (msn):CD-440
Operator Titles:East Coast Aviation
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7349Submit Correction
View count: 147
VH-DTA crashed at Narrogin, Western Australia, on June 19, 1994, after the pilot lost control while attempting to land in poor visibility. He and the passenger were killed.
Registration / Serial:VH-DTA
Aircraft Version:Beech B33 Debonair
C/n (msn):CD-440
Operator Titles:East Coast Aviation
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DTA
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza
Aircraft Version:Beech B33 Debonair
C/n (msn):CD-440
Operator Titles:East Coast Aviation
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7349Submit Correction
View count: 147
VH-DTA crashed at Narrogin, Western Australia, on June 19, 1994, after the pilot lost control while attempting to land in poor visibility. He and the passenger were killed.
Registration / Serial:VH-DTA
Aircraft Version:Beech B33 Debonair
C/n (msn):CD-440
Operator Titles:East Coast Aviation
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7346Submit Correction
View count: 690
VH-DSW was registered in October 1968.
Registration / Serial:VH-DSW
Aircraft Version:Cessna 150H
C/n (msn):15067831
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7346Submit Correction
View count: 690
VH-DSW was registered in October 1968.
Registration / Serial:VH-DSW
Aircraft Version:Cessna 150H
C/n (msn):15067831
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DRK
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 320 Skyknight/Executive Skyknight
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 320 Skyknight/Executive Skyknight
Aircraft Version:Cessna 320E Executive Skyknight
C/n (msn):320E0075
Operator Titles:Southbank Aviation
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7278Submit Correction
View count: 852
VH-DRK was registered from February 1967 until its registration was revoked in 2006. By that time it was a wreck at Roma, Queensland.
Registration / Serial:VH-DRK
Aircraft Version:Cessna 320E Executive Skyknight
C/n (msn):320E0075
Operator Titles:Southbank Aviation
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DRK
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 320 Skyknight/Executive Skyknight
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 320 Skyknight/Executive Skyknight
Aircraft Version:Cessna 320E Executive Skyknight
C/n (msn):320E0075
Operator Titles:Southbank Aviation
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7278Submit Correction
View count: 852
VH-DRK was registered from February 1967 until its registration was revoked in 2006. By that time it was a wreck at Roma, Queensland.
Registration / Serial:VH-DRK
Aircraft Version:Cessna 320E Executive Skyknight
C/n (msn):320E0075
Operator Titles:Southbank Aviation
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7229Submit Correction
View count: 226
VH-EAH was renamed "City of Launceston" in 1971. It was sold ITEL and leased to Korean Air Lines in 1978 as HL-7433.
Registration / Serial:VH-EAH
Aircraft Version:Boeing 707-338C
C/n (msn):19628 / 716
Operator Titles:Qantas
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7229Submit Correction
View count: 226
VH-EAH was renamed "City of Launceston" in 1971. It was sold ITEL and leased to Korean Air Lines in 1978 as HL-7433.
Registration / Serial:VH-EAH
Aircraft Version:Boeing 707-338C
C/n (msn):19628 / 716
Operator Titles:Qantas
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DPS
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 172
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 172 Skyhawk/Cutlass/Hawk XP
Aircraft Version:Cessna 172H Skyhawk
C/n (msn):17256001
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7223Submit Correction
View count: 127
VH-DPS was written off in a forced landing at Carlton Hill Station, Western Australia on May 28, 1995.
Registration / Serial:VH-DPS
Aircraft Version:Cessna 172H Skyhawk
C/n (msn):17256001
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DPS
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 172
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 172 Skyhawk/Cutlass/Hawk XP
Aircraft Version:Cessna 172H Skyhawk
C/n (msn):17256001
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7223Submit Correction
View count: 127
VH-DPS was written off in a forced landing at Carlton Hill Station, Western Australia on May 28, 1995.
Registration / Serial:VH-DPS
Aircraft Version:Cessna 172H Skyhawk
C/n (msn):17256001
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DIY
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 182 Skylane
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 182 Skylane
Aircraft Version:Cessna 182G Skylane
C/n (msn):18255070
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7080Submit Correction
View count: 293
VH-DIY ditched off Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, on April 25, 1987, after its engine failed. All four on board were rescued but the aircraft sank and was never recovered..
Registration / Serial:VH-DIY
Aircraft Version:Cessna 182G Skylane
C/n (msn):18255070
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DIY
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 182 Skylane
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 182 Skylane
Aircraft Version:Cessna 182G Skylane
C/n (msn):18255070
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7080Submit Correction
View count: 293
VH-DIY ditched off Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, on April 25, 1987, after its engine failed. All four on board were rescued but the aircraft sank and was never recovered..
Registration / Serial:VH-DIY
Aircraft Version:Cessna 182G Skylane
C/n (msn):18255070
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:6673Submit Correction
View count: 1329
VH-CRS came from New Zealand, where it was registered ZK-CFF, in 1966.
Registration / Serial:VH-CRS
Aircraft Version:Cessna 210-5
C/n (msn):205-0412
Operator Titles:Westernair
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:6673Submit Correction
View count: 1329
VH-CRS came from New Zealand, where it was registered ZK-CFF, in 1966.
Registration / Serial:VH-CRS
Aircraft Version:Cessna 210-5
C/n (msn):205-0412
Operator Titles:Westernair
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-CMA
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer/Caribbean/Colt
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer
C/n (msn):22-7601
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:6583Submit Correction
View count: 614
VH-CMA was registered in 1961 and at the time it was photographed, was being prepared to be put on floats. It was withdrawn from use in 1981.
Registration / Serial:VH-CMA
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer
C/n (msn):22-7601
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-CMA
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer/Caribbean/Colt
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer
C/n (msn):22-7601
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:6583Submit Correction
View count: 614
VH-CMA was registered in 1961 and at the time it was photographed, was being prepared to be put on floats. It was withdrawn from use in 1981.
Registration / Serial:VH-CMA
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer
C/n (msn):22-7601
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-BKL
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 401
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 401/402 Utililiner/Businessliner
Aircraft Version:Cessna 402
C/n (msn):402-0004
Operator Titles:Geophysical Resources Development - GRD
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:5685Submit Correction
View count: 705
VH-BKL was the fourth Cessna 402 built and arrived in Australia in 1967. It found use as a mineral survey aircraft and was exported in 1984 to Papua New Guinea as P2-SVY to continue in that role.
Registration / Serial:VH-BKL
Aircraft Version:Cessna 402
C/n (msn):402-0004
Operator Titles:Geophysical Resources Development - GRD
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-BKL
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 401
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 401/402 Utililiner/Businessliner
Aircraft Version:Cessna 402
C/n (msn):402-0004
Operator Titles:Geophysical Resources Development - GRD
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:5685Submit Correction
View count: 705
VH-BKL was the fourth Cessna 402 built and arrived in Australia in 1967. It found use as a mineral survey aircraft and was exported in 1984 to Papua New Guinea as P2-SVY to continue in that role.
Registration / Serial:VH-BKL
Aircraft Version:Cessna 402
C/n (msn):402-0004
Operator Titles:Geophysical Resources Development - GRD
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-AVO
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six/Saratoga
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
C/n (msn):32-118
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:5113Submit Correction
View count: 150
VH-AVO crashed into Mt Willoughby, South Australia, on November 14, 1974. When Sydney airport absorbed the former Ascot racecourse after World War II, it surrounded a pocket of suburban housing. Over the next quarter of a century the houses were slowly demolished as needed for the airport. The ones in the background of this picture were the last.
Registration / Serial:VH-AVO
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
C/n (msn):32-118
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-AVO
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six/Saratoga
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
C/n (msn):32-118
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:5113Submit Correction
View count: 150
VH-AVO crashed into Mt Willoughby, South Australia, on November 14, 1974. When Sydney airport absorbed the former Ascot racecourse after World War II, it surrounded a pocket of suburban housing. Over the next quarter of a century the houses were slowly demolished as needed for the airport. The ones in the background of this picture were the last.
Registration / Serial:VH-AVO
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
C/n (msn):32-118
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-AVB
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-23 Apache/Aztec
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-23 Apache/Aztec (UO/U-11)
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-23-250 Aztec B
C/n (msn):27-2242
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:4971Submit Correction
View count: 207
Car rental business Avis invested heavily in light aircraft in the 1960s both for charter and rent. VH-AVB arrived in 1966. It transferred to the new Paua New Guinea register in 1974 as P2-AVB
Registration / Serial:VH-AVB
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-23-250 Aztec B
C/n (msn):27-2242
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-AVB
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-23 Apache/Aztec
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-23 Apache/Aztec (UO/U-11)
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-23-250 Aztec B
C/n (msn):27-2242
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:4971Submit Correction
View count: 207
Car rental business Avis invested heavily in light aircraft in the 1960s both for charter and rent. VH-AVB arrived in 1966. It transferred to the new Paua New Guinea register in 1974 as P2-AVB
Registration / Serial:VH-AVB
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-23-250 Aztec B
C/n (msn):27-2242
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-AVH
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six/Saratoga
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
C/n (msn):32-238
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:4966Submit Correction
View count: 557
Registered to Avis in 1966, VH-AVH remained registered in 2017.
Registration / Serial:VH-AVH
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
C/n (msn):32-238
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-AVH
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six/Saratoga
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
C/n (msn):32-238
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:4966Submit Correction
View count: 557
Registered to Avis in 1966, VH-AVH remained registered in 2017.
Registration / Serial:VH-AVH
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
C/n (msn):32-238
Operator Titles:Avis Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-ARA
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 172
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 172 Skyhawk/Cutlass/Hawk XP
Aircraft Version:Cessna 172E Skyhawk
C/n (msn):17251763
Operator Titles:Australian Automobile Racing Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:4772Submit Correction
View count: 182
Struck off the register in 1996 after an accident.
Registration / Serial:VH-ARA
Aircraft Version:Cessna 172E Skyhawk
C/n (msn):17251763
Operator Titles:Australian Automobile Racing Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-ARA
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 172
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 172 Skyhawk/Cutlass/Hawk XP
Aircraft Version:Cessna 172E Skyhawk
C/n (msn):17251763
Operator Titles:Australian Automobile Racing Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:4772Submit Correction
View count: 182
Struck off the register in 1996 after an accident.
Registration / Serial:VH-ARA
Aircraft Version:Cessna 172E Skyhawk
C/n (msn):17251763
Operator Titles:Australian Automobile Racing Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-FNC
Aircraft Original Type:Fokker F27 Friendship
Aircraft Generic Type:Fokker F27 Friendship/Troopship (C-31)
Aircraft Version:Fokker F27-200 Friendship
C/n (msn):10143
Operator Titles:Ansett Airlines of New South Wales
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:4713Submit Correction
View count: 242
Sold in Indonesia as PK-MFR in 1977
Registration / Serial:VH-FNC
Aircraft Version:Fokker F27-200 Friendship
C/n (msn):10143
Operator Titles:Ansett Airlines of New South Wales
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-FNC
Aircraft Original Type:Fokker F27 Friendship
Aircraft Generic Type:Fokker F27 Friendship/Troopship (C-31)
Aircraft Version:Fokker F27-200 Friendship
C/n (msn):10143
Operator Titles:Ansett Airlines of New South Wales
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:4713Submit Correction
View count: 242
Sold in Indonesia as PK-MFR in 1977
Registration / Serial:VH-FNC
Aircraft Version:Fokker F27-200 Friendship
C/n (msn):10143
Operator Titles:Ansett Airlines of New South Wales
City / Airport:Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (YSSY / SYD)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:November 1969
Photo by:David CarterContact