A Cessna - type not identified but thought to be a C172 - made a forced landing on a remote station 40 kilometres east of Elliott

The single-engine aircraft was on a stock inspection run at Newcastle Station when it experienced mechanical problems

A 4-seat Piper Cherokee - en-route from Normanton to Mt Isa with only the pilot on board - was reported missing yesterday after it failed to arrive at it's Isa destination "We believe there were storms around about the time he was leaving Normanton Airport" The wreckage of the aircraft was located on cattle country near Donners Hill Station

The pilot killed in an aircraft crash at Shepparton in north-east Victoria to-day is reported in media to be renowned stunt pilot Peter 'Pip' Borrman - "He took off and it sounded like he had an engine malfunction. There was a big backfire then it went all quiet" - the single-seat 450hp Pitts Samson replica impacted the ground pulling out of a loop and caught fire

Whilst it is significantly different to-day it was just on 11 years ago when the following transcript (link) was asking about the future

- "Archerfield has finally been Sold" -
heading and subsequent report on the 17th



- And of future predictions for Archerfield -
Where to now?