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AirCentre Aviation News Digest
FEBRUARY 1997
Thursday 6
Royal Qld Aero Club Formation Team involved in "Smithy"
birthdate commorations
C150's to carry out FF display Sunday 9 overhead the "Old Bus" at Brisbane
Airport
. . . . view the beginings of the
RQAC Formation Team
with Norm Bothwell as leader
C150's returning  from practice
An injured V-Tail Beech Bonanza attracts the "Birds of Prey"
to the Airfield
TV News "Chopper" descends from "the mountain" to view a local with a
broken "leg"
. . . . owner Ron Thurecht surprised when the undercarrage of his prized
Bonanza collapses during a "touch & go"
Flaps up  Power up
. . . . Ooops!
Saturday 8
Vintage Aircraft from the Airfield pay tribute to one of our early pioneering
flyers, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
DH82A Tiger Moth from Southern Skies Aviation joins up
with 3 other local Archerfield "Tigers" in formation
Team overflys the City and the "Smithy" Memorial housing the
Southern Cross to honour our most famous Aviator's
100th birthdate
Tiger Moth  Formation
Sunday 9
Click for Photo
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"Smithy"
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Born February 9 1897 - Hamilton, Brisbane
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Wednesday 12
"Nomad look-a-like" . . HAMC Y12-11 Turboprop
Aircraft drops into the 'Field for Radio/Radar maintenance
The Chinese designed and built, American Engined, non-pressurized Aircraft is en-route
from Fiji to the Avalon Airshow
. . . . . . is this the Nomad/Twin Otter replacement for Australia?
Note unusual  Registration
DQ - FHF
Thursday 13
This News Page is instigating the possibility of an Aussie Aviation
Record
For Oil Drilling and Exploration Pilot, Peter Henderson
and their PA31-350 Piper Chieftain Aircraft, VH-IOD
From October 26 1981 to December 30 1996, log book records have this Pilot in
this Aircraft for 10,767 hours, and still going strong
. . . . up to December '96, 46 year old Peter has logged a TT of 15,633hrs
since starting to fly at Archerfield in 1967
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