48 results found
Registration / Serial:N8928Y
Other Marks:16
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche C
C/n (msn):30-1882
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:14359Submit Correction
View count: 140
Entered by Jim Hazelton and flown by Keith Singh, N8728Y was air race entrant 16. Hazelton sold the aircraft as VH-SRM in June 1970.
Registration / Serial:N8928Y
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche C
C/n (msn):30-1882
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:N8928Y
Other Marks:16
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche C
C/n (msn):30-1882
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:14359Submit Correction
View count: 140
Entered by Jim Hazelton and flown by Keith Singh, N8728Y was air race entrant 16. Hazelton sold the aircraft as VH-SRM in June 1970.
Registration / Serial:N8928Y
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche C
C/n (msn):30-1882
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-FWX
Other Marks:36
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 55 Baron (T-42)
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 55 Baron (T-42)
Aircraft Version:Beech B55 Baron (95-B55)
C/n (msn):TC-1155
Operator Titles:Elizabethan Air Charter
Aircraft Name:Spirit of Alice Springs
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:13345Submit Correction
View count: 219
VH-FWX was air race entrant No.36. Laconia and Stihl were its sponsors. In 2002 -FWX was reregistered VH-IHZ.
Registration / Serial:VH-FWX
Aircraft Version:Beech B55 Baron (95-B55)
C/n (msn):TC-1155
Operator Titles:Elizabethan Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-FWX
Other Marks:36
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 55 Baron (T-42)
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 55 Baron (T-42)
Aircraft Version:Beech B55 Baron (95-B55)
C/n (msn):TC-1155
Operator Titles:Elizabethan Air Charter
Aircraft Name:Spirit of Alice Springs
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:13345Submit Correction
View count: 219
VH-FWX was air race entrant No.36. Laconia and Stihl were its sponsors. In 2002 -FWX was reregistered VH-IHZ.
Registration / Serial:VH-FWX
Aircraft Version:Beech B55 Baron (95-B55)
C/n (msn):TC-1155
Operator Titles:Elizabethan Air Charter
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:N12421
Other Marks:107
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 421 Golden Eagle
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 421 Golden Eagle/Executive Commuter
Aircraft Version:Cessna 421A
C/n (msn):421A0146
Aircraft Name:Roald Amundsen
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:11894Submit Correction
View count: 251
The 1969 London-Sydney air race was just part of a much longer flight for N12421 that included crossing the North and South Poles. It left Australia within days of the race for New Zealand and Antarctica. The pilot was Thor Tjontveit, a Norwegian-American adventurer and businessman who would later be jailed in Norway for insurance fraud. N12421 was sold in Switzerland in 1971 as HB-LGB.
Registration / Serial:N12421
Aircraft Version:Cessna 421A
C/n (msn):421A0146
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:N12421
Other Marks:107
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna 421 Golden Eagle
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna 421 Golden Eagle/Executive Commuter
Aircraft Version:Cessna 421A
C/n (msn):421A0146
Aircraft Name:Roald Amundsen
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:11894Submit Correction
View count: 251
The 1969 London-Sydney air race was just part of a much longer flight for N12421 that included crossing the North and South Poles. It left Australia within days of the race for New Zealand and Antarctica. The pilot was Thor Tjontveit, a Norwegian-American adventurer and businessman who would later be jailed in Norway for insurance fraud. N12421 was sold in Switzerland in 1971 as HB-LGB.
Registration / Serial:N12421
Aircraft Version:Cessna 421A
C/n (msn):421A0146
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DOL
Other Marks:19
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-24 Comanche
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-24 Comanche
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
C/n (msn):24-1333
Operator Titles:Transair
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7180Submit Correction
View count: 188
Entrant # 19 in the BP London-Sydney air race. It remained on the register in 2017 despite being a static exhibit of the South Australian Aviation Museum. It had not flown for almost 25 years.
Registration / Serial:VH-DOL
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
C/n (msn):24-1333
Operator Titles:Transair
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DOL
Other Marks:19
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-24 Comanche
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-24 Comanche
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
C/n (msn):24-1333
Operator Titles:Transair
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7180Submit Correction
View count: 188
Entrant # 19 in the BP London-Sydney air race. It remained on the register in 2017 despite being a static exhibit of the South Australian Aviation Museum. It had not flown for almost 25 years.
Registration / Serial:VH-DOL
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
C/n (msn):24-1333
Operator Titles:Transair
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DEZ
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 55 Baron (T-42)
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 55 Baron (T-42)
Aircraft Version:Beech C55 Baron (95-C55)
C/n (msn):TE-446
Operator Titles:Mining Supplies Kalgoorlie
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7012Submit Correction
View count: 157
VH-DEZ was entry No.39 in the BP London-Sydney air race. It was sold in Fiji as DQ-FBS in March 1972.
Registration / Serial:VH-DEZ
Aircraft Version:Beech C55 Baron (95-C55)
C/n (msn):TE-446
Operator Titles:Mining Supplies Kalgoorlie
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-DEZ
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 55 Baron (T-42)
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 55 Baron (T-42)
Aircraft Version:Beech C55 Baron (95-C55)
C/n (msn):TE-446
Operator Titles:Mining Supplies Kalgoorlie
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:7012Submit Correction
View count: 157
VH-DEZ was entry No.39 in the BP London-Sydney air race. It was sold in Fiji as DQ-FBS in March 1972.
Registration / Serial:VH-DEZ
Aircraft Version:Beech C55 Baron (95-C55)
C/n (msn):TE-446
Operator Titles:Mining Supplies Kalgoorlie
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-CHX
Other Marks:47
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 35 Bonanza
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 35 Bonanza
Aircraft Version:Beech S35 Bonanza
C/n (msn):D-7946
Operator Titles:Victoria Police Aero Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:6467Submit Correction
View count: 728
VH-CHX was the Victorian Police Aero Club entry in the 1969 London to Sydney air race. The aircraft was hired from Civil Flying Services. of Moorabbin, Melbourne, for the return trip. VH-CHX was lost at Ballarat on February 29, 1996, when it spun in after its engine failed soon after take-off.
Registration / Serial:VH-CHX
Aircraft Version:Beech S35 Bonanza
C/n (msn):D-7946
Operator Titles:Victoria Police Aero Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-CHX
Other Marks:47
Aircraft Original Type:Beech 35 Bonanza
Aircraft Generic Type:Beech 35 Bonanza
Aircraft Version:Beech S35 Bonanza
C/n (msn):D-7946
Operator Titles:Victoria Police Aero Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:6467Submit Correction
View count: 728
VH-CHX was the Victorian Police Aero Club entry in the 1969 London to Sydney air race. The aircraft was hired from Civil Flying Services. of Moorabbin, Melbourne, for the return trip. VH-CHX was lost at Ballarat on February 29, 1996, when it spun in after its engine failed soon after take-off.
Registration / Serial:VH-CHX
Aircraft Version:Beech S35 Bonanza
C/n (msn):D-7946
Operator Titles:Victoria Police Aero Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-ASL
Other Marks:43
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B
C/n (msn):30-964
Operator Titles:Royal Victorian Aero Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:4737Submit Correction
View count: 675
Air race 43. VH-ASL was eventually lost in a crash at Maroochydore, Queensland, June 21, 2001.
Registration / Serial:VH-ASL
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B
C/n (msn):30-964
Operator Titles:Royal Victorian Aero Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Registration / Serial:VH-ASL
Other Marks:43
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-30/39 Twin Comanche
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B
C/n (msn):30-964
Operator Titles:Royal Victorian Aero Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:4737Submit Correction
View count: 675
Air race 43. VH-ASL was eventually lost in a crash at Maroochydore, Queensland, June 21, 2001.
Registration / Serial:VH-ASL
Aircraft Version:Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B
C/n (msn):30-964
Operator Titles:Royal Victorian Aero Club
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:2927Submit Correction
View count: 138
Competitor in the London (Biggin Hill) - Sydney (Bankstown) air race
Registration / Serial:9J-REF
Aircraft Version:Beech V35A Bonanza
C/n (msn):D-8429
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Event:BP England - Australia Commemorative Air Race 1969
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact
Photo ID:2927Submit Correction
View count: 138
Competitor in the London (Biggin Hill) - Sydney (Bankstown) air race
Registration / Serial:9J-REF
Aircraft Version:Beech V35A Bonanza
C/n (msn):D-8429
City / Airport:Sydney - Bankstown (YSBK / BWU)Map
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Photo Date:4 January 1970
Photo by:David CarterContact