The 80-year-old pilot of an ultralight registered Jabiru has been found deceased by emergency personal after a wide search of the Katoomba area was started when the pilot failed to report back to the airfield late yesterday

"Ten aircraft, including nine helicopters and one plane, took part in the search for the single-engine aircraft which was reported missing shortly after 5:00pm yesterday - ..the wreckage (was found) about 150 metres south-east of the airfield"

The pilot of an Robinson helicopter was seriously injured after the R22 he was flying struck power-lines during a cattle muster at Waikola Station in QLD

The 2-seat rotary-wing aircraft impacted terrain after the wire-strike and "was subsequently destroyed ..and the pilot sustained serious injuries"

A severe storm that passed over Camden airport west of Sydney destroyed or damaged six light aircraft along with 12 buildings including several aircraft hangars "flattened"

"..darkness came over the building started to shake the roof and the back wall disappeared at the same time and debris flew all over us - its absolute devastation around the place"