ft. THE AYIATIOI HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF

JOUK^AL

VOL, II Noc 6 JUHB 1961

WjKTHLY lUTES

The four neT/ BuEIMG 707-138B's for Qantas Xsee page Hil) have been allotted the follo\'»-ing registrations and names s- VH-EBH City of Darwin, VH-EBI ¥finton, VH-EBJ Longreach, and Vli-EBE City of Hewcastle, The aircraft are scheduled to reach Sydney on 8th,, 24th,, and 28th, Angust and 4th, September respectiTely, The first one, VII-EBE, is also scheduled to operate the first "turbo-fan" commercial flight from Sydney to London via lew York commencing on 2nd, September, Recent tests by a U.S, operator^S^ shown that the service. .. performance with the turbo-fan engines is better than the estimates - fuel consumption is 15 per cent better than that with turbo-jet engines (the estimated figure was only 10 per cent) and the altitude range is now 34000 - 40000 feet. The flight times on Qantas BOEIHG senrices will be re-scheduled from 1st, October to take advantage of the higher speed, greater fuel econony and shorter take-off requirements of the turbo-fan aircraft and the flight time from Sydney to London via the Middle East will be reduced by two hours and the elapsed time by four and a half hours.

The existing fleet of Qantas BOEING 707-138's (VH-EBA to EBG) will be sent to the U.S, progressively to be fitted with turbo-fan engines (see page 1,75) and the first aircraft, VE-EBA City of Melbourne, will departs on 31st, July, The last aircraft to be modified, VH-EBG, City of Hobart, is., scheduled to return to Sydney on 6th, January, 1962,

To clear:.the way for the new BOEING 707-138B's, Qantas has changed the registrations of tvro of their DuUGLAS DC-4's: VH-EBE is now VH-EDA and TO-EBN. iB;:now'YH-EDB, In addition, the DuUGLAS DC-3C ':VH-CAE which Qantas recently purchased from the Department of Civil Aviation has been registered to the airline as VH-EDC,

Qantas recently converted two of theii' IDCKPIEED SUPEE-CuNSTELLATIONS VH-EAA and EAB for operation as freighters but both aircraft have been temp­ orarily "put into mothballs" probably due to the slackening in the rate of grovrth of air traffic which has "been hampered by the political, economic and international situation".

On 5,6,61, TAA carried their ten millionth passenger, this mark being reached in less than 15 years from the airline’s .first flight on Rth,. September, 1946, The five million mark had been reached in 1955 after nine years operation. Journal ^ 44 .. June 1961

On 10*^6^61, the spaed restriction,.: on LOG MEED ELECTEAS operated in Australia was lifted, and the aircraft could again be flown at 405 mph (see pages II®8 and I«5l)« Ihe Department of Ciiril Airiation had adopted the policy that the restrictions should be in force until the last unmodified ELECTEA had departed for the and on 9«6'®61 Ansett-AM*s ¥E'-«BMG left Australia for laodifieation*. At .th^.,.dat^^ lAA had two laodified aircraft in seanrice ('VH-ILA and TEB) and Ansett-AIA had one (VH-RMA)^. while all of the'Q.antas ELECxEilS .(¥H^ECA to ECD) had been modified® Two aircraft were in California undergoing modification (‘yii-TlC and vH-MB) when the last aircraft departed®

On 19^6®61j TAA^s LOCKHEED ELECTIUl VH-TLB ”John Gilbert” commanded- by, Captv Ai^c.Maiio2iey/l'flew:„..from..M@lbouma, to;. Brisbane \in baaeihourj.b&rminutes ”• ten:.,:]iL.inu,te^ S'S;.than thevpfeif:|:ods;:;re;0. an ELECTItA on 14th® June^ I960*

On 19«6®61^ the first ci¥il JATO fliglit was made from Melbourne Airport by TM’s DUUGIAE DC-gC M-SBE on a test flight in which the star­ board airscrew was feathered during take-off«. The aircraft was fitted with t?/o Aerojet units beneath the fuselage jjramediately aft of the trailing edge of the wungc Each unit deTolops a thrust of lOuO lb® and has a burning time of 15 seconds# The aircraft made two test flights^ the first with one air­ screw feathered and no JATO and the second with the airscrew feathered and the JATu units operating® Another, DUUGLAS-._:DG~-gC ¥H«SBB will be similarly modified for TM by Fairey-Clyde at Baiikstown^ and a third DC-gC (as yet undecided) will be modified at a later date® Ansett-Mandated Airlines andi Fapuan...Air Transport'-will also fit.'the-units to several of their DC-gC^s# The additional thrust is intended for emergency use^ principally at the 4200 ft® strip at Madang^ and will in most instances pemit the usual ADW of 2620U lb® to be used again in Hew G-uineac In Februaiy this year, DGA imposed a limit of 24800 lb® AIJil’ for DC-gC*s operated in the Territory in the interests of higher safety standards® The Department said that ”for: some years the Department has permitted DC-g airliners to cany significantly higher weights from \ji0W Guine^ aerodromes than would be allowed from sim­ ilar aerodromes in iuistralia® We permitted this because of the DC-3’s vital development^ role in Pa|)ua and Hew Guinea ® * However, it was now considered that the Territo.iyhs airline services were now an integral part of Australians domestic airline system and hig;her safety standards were essential®

In conformity with TAii-s practice of naming their aircraft after explorers and pioneers of Australia^ DOUGLAS DC«gC ¥Ii-SBM was named **Ivan Champion*^ in a ceremony at Port Moresby® Mr® Champion, who was the first man to cross Hew Guinea on foot (he walked from the Fly River to the Sepik River in 1928 in coiEpany with Charles Karius), and is now Commissioner for lative Affairs in the Papua-Hew Guinea Administration, cut the ribbon which sent the bottle of cliampagne splashing on the nose of the aircraft. and officially named it®

On 26®6®61, Ansett-AHA's BRISTOL FEEIGHTEE ¥H«IIJ completed its last flight from Melbourne to Hobart® It is not certain whether the aircraft, which has completed 25000 hours flying, 'will be retired or sent to Hew Guinea® Journal « 45 June 1561

llie Italian airline^ Alitalia^ inaugurated its Rome-Sydney jet service when DOUG-IAS DC-8 Series F-BlUZ arriwed at Sydney Airport on 16®6«61 with 61 passengers® The aircraft^ which was chartered from the French airline lAI^ carried the usual colour schema of the latter compary with the notation on the nose “Alitalia on charter from. IAI“® I‘ha seiwice will be operated with chartered TAI DC«“8^s until Alitalia takes deliTeiy of their omi aircraft in about six months^

Un 19®6®61^ Flinders Island Airways BEECH D18S VH-FID (which now has a red and white colour scheme - see page II«55) opened the new nerfspaper air delirery service between Melbourne and some Victorian country towns ^ In about a months the aircraft ¥fill be used to re-establish the air-freighting service between 8t® Helens^ Tasmania^ a.nd Melbourne which vms interrupted rrhen' FIA^s AVED ADSOH VH-FIB crashed near Loch^ Fiotoria^ on lUth« February, 1560 (see page I®14)® Initially the service will be flown each Monday morning to transport crayfish to the mainland market®

H'icholas Air Charters, a subsidiaiy of licholas Froduots (the Aspro finu), has acquired Air Charters Pty® Ltd® and will operate light aircraft,on charter duties from Moorabbin® Ihe fim now owns CESSHA 182 Ffi-ALL and CESSIA 182D W-ffiR, ^ VA/-

A “circus” of depionstration aircraft made a tour of major centres in south-eastern Australia during June (see page 11^36) under direction of the Dulmison Aircraft Co® At each centre, the World Aerobatic Champion, J« Blaha, presented his remarkable display of aerobatics®

On 11®6®61, to., park-the 2yth#' anniversary of the Air Training Corps in Australia, Flight Lieut® ii® Hearn flevr his radio-controlled model aircraft to a world record altitude of 4760 feet over Daverton, "victoria, and exceeded the previous record of 4488 feet held by Czechoslovakia® He controlled the model from DE HAJILLAHD HOEilT MOTH VH-AMJ which was piloted by his brother, B®G« Hearn, who is a member of A^H^Se-A^ DE HAfILLAH) CHIPMCHK YH-EFL also accompanied them as an observer®

As noted on page 48 in this'issue, TIPSY HIPPER T^66 Mk#II has been sold to Hew Zealand® Apparently the oimer-pilot, C« Thome, obtained the aircraft in early June and completed assembly by 9th® Jiina# Test flights were made on 10th« June and the UPPER ?ms airborne for five minutes on the first test flight® Hovrever, during the second fliglit, which lasted about 1^ minutes, the spinner became detached and smashed one blade of the propeller, necessitating a forced landing from 300 feet® The landing was effected successfully in a rough paddock near Hood aerodrome, Masterton, but the port undercarriage leg was torn off after tlie aircraft touched down®

On 24«6®61, Rex Aviation were servicing an Aero Conimander 680 wiiich has been purchased by the Snowy Mountains Authority® Registration VH-SMA has been applied and the colour schema is blue and white® Constmcted in October, 1956, it has constructor's number 680-422-96® A,H«S*A» Journal - 46 - Jime ly61

On 17th*-May, 1S61, the Minister for Air (Senator Wade) announced that; the SHECMA Atar had been chosen as the power unit for the GAMD MIRAGE III for the EAiiF (see pages 1*97 and 11*20), A further choice will now be made w'ithia four months bet?feen the Atar 9C irhich powers the standard MIRAGE IIIC and a later development of the engine, the Atar 9il, The engines will be manufactured to a "substantial extent” in Australia by Commonwealth Aircraft Coi’poration and officers of the firm v/ill go to the SFECMA Tforks for technical consultation. The delay in selecting the mark of Atar will not affect the delivery of the aircraft to the RAAI’’ v/hich is scheduled to start in 1963,

The two groups of EAAF DOUGLAS DAKOTAS which flew to hew Zealand (page II«37) were;- A65”65, 80 and lUO (arrived RIZAF Station Wigram. on E9th, May and departed Slst, May) and A65-14, 26 and 68 (arrived 31st, May and departed 2nd, June)

On 14,6,61, the last flight by an LIHCOLM of the EAiiF was made when A73-65 flew from EAilF Station Garbutt, ToTOsville, Queensland, to Darwin where it T,ms to be permanently grounded after reaching the prescribed limit of 2000 flying hours (see page 11,37 on which a correction should be made by inter­ changing 65 and 61 on the second and third lines of the paragraph). On the previous day, piloted by Ig, Cdr, C» Greenwood, C«0, of No,10 Maritime Sqdn • > this aircraft made its salute to Townsville in a 45 minute flight over the city and airfield, LINCuLl A73-65 will be used for ground fire-fighting exercises at Darwin but it is likely that the six LlHCuLNS which remain at Garbutt will be offered for sale there at a later date. The personnel of So,10 Sqdn, are being transferred to RAiiF’ Station Riclimond for re-equipment with IffiPTUHES,

On 30,6,61, the Minister for Defence,/(Mr, Toimley) announced that 27 FffiSTLAlffi WESSEX would be purchased to equip HMAS Melbourne when it was con­ verted to anti-submarine helicopter carrier in 1963, Cost of the WESSEX, with spare parts, is likely to exceed £A7 million, He also stated that the RAM's new frigates Parramatta, Yarra, Stuart" and Derwent would be equipped with SEACAT missiles, two U.S, guided-missile destroyers with lARShdt missiles had been ordered, and that work has commenced on re-fitting the carrier HMAS Sydney as a fast transport which would be kept at ready notice from early 1962,

On 19,6,61, the first HANDLEY PAGE ¥ICTQR B,1 to visit Australia arrived at Darvfin from ButteriTorth, Malaya, carrying A,0,C., Bomber Command, RAF, Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Cross, The YICTOR -.XliSUE was accompanied by a DH CuyET C,2 XK698 (ex G-AMXL, c/n 06034) with the support party, while a companion ¥ICT0E was delayed: at Buttenrorth, The first ¥1CT0E flew to EAAF Station Richmond on 20,6,61 in a record three hours flight. At 4,39 pm EST, A¥R0 VULCAN B,l XH481 arrived at EAiii' Station Richmond after the first non-stop flight from England to Australia - a flight of 20 hours 3 minutes 17 seconds in which it -was refuelled four times. The aircraft, from 617 Sqdn »* was conimanded by Sqdn* Ldr* M. Beavis, The four aircraft later flew to Edin­ burgh, S.A,, and made flights over Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne and other toYms,

Contributions to the Notes have been made by E,Allen, T, Boughton, D, Johnson, H, Meggs, P, Ricketts, N, Weeding, and The Aviation Historical Society of N.Z, AtEaStsA, Journal - 47 - June 1961

AUSTMLIAI CIVIL EIGISTEE ADDI'IIUIS AMR Cess'ns. 182D 53134 5.61 D, Eobertson^ Brisbane^ Qld, BAJ 180D 5Uy63 4.61 Berrawiimia Pastoral Co,^ iallendbeen, ISW BFC Liper Laimee 25-436 5.61 Alpine Aviation, Einnonmnjie, Vic, CBD D.H,89A O 5.61 P, Ahrens, Burleigh Heads, Old, CGB lipsy T*66 Mk,II 35 5.61 Austerserve, Bankstoim, HS¥ CIA Piper TriP'acer 160 22-7601 5.61 Monaro Flying Club, Cooma, NSW CXN Cessna 172 46812 4.61 Hazair Agricultural Services, Orange, HSW cxu 180B 50181 4.61 ” " " ” " CXQ leoman Cropmaster 104 6.61 Air Culture fty. Ltd,, Perth, MA Em Cessna 150 17969 9,60 Darling Dovms Aero Club, Toowoomba, Qld, DUP CZL L,40 Meta-Sokol 150702 5.61 Dulmison Aircraft Pty, Ltd,, Sydney, NSW EDH PAper Apaolie 160 23-1929 2.61 Natal Downs Pty, Ltd,, Charters Towers, Q, ETB Piper Aztec 250 27-137 7.60 Mitchell Aerial Services, Cairps, Qld, FID Beech D18S A458 6.61 Blinders Island Airways, Moorabbin, Vic, GEE Dornier Do.27E-2 2076 3.61 Territoiy Airlines, Goroka, H.G. GUA f'iaggio Pel66 378 5.61 Mandated Airlines, Habaul, I«G. GUB P* 166 40U 5.61 tl n tl tl ms Dornier Do«27Q-4 2075 3.61 datholic Mission, lewak, H»G, KAF'* Cessna 175B 56961 5.61 Findlay’s Broadcasting Services, Launceston, Tasmania PAR Piaggio P,166 401 6.61 Papuan Air Transport, Port Moresby, l.G, BDA Cessna 15UA 59154 5.61 Hex Aviation Pty, Ltd,, Sydney, NSW EDB 180D 50966 5,61 " ” " BDC 18 2D 53162 5.61 ft tl ri If tl tl EDD 172B 48251 5.61 tt n n n ■ ■■ -ff EDI 180D 50937 5.61 tl tl tl If If BHX 210A 57628 5,61 ft tl II w fl If Vickers Viscount 812 355 9.60 Ansett-ANA, Melbourne, Vic, SOT Cessna 182B 51846 5.61 Air Express Co,, Archerfield, Qld, TBB Bristol 170 Mk.SlM 13187 5,61 A,H.A. CoEmission, Melbourne, Vic, ErsTious Identitiesi CBU SE-CBU, 17370 SOT H2546G CX// FID I628B TBB,^S4432 . /? /?M ^ GHAIGES OF EIGISTMT ION ex AED Cessna 172 46232 6.60 Cootaimindra AEfi Services^ NSW AER BA2 172 46234 7.60 South Coast Aero Club^ Albion Fark^ NSW BM BDC Miles Gemini LA 6326 5.60 lelairendors^ Newcastle, NSW BJP BPS Cessna 310B 35627 5.61 Bush Pilots Ainmys, Cairns, Qld« RBG

BTF DHA Tiger Moth II ■i77-/S'7 5.61 Basil Paylor & Co * j Perth, lA AHS BIW DHA Tiger Moth II 174 6.61 If li tt tl tl BLE BWH DHG Chipmunk I‘,10 9.60 Royal Aero Club of SA, Fai'afield GBY CHD Locldxeed Model, lOB 1107 7.60 G,H, Degotardi Air Services, Sydney WAO CIM Stinson Reliant SR-8C 9766 5.61 Findlay’s Broadcasting Service, Launceston, Tas, EAF A.H.SsA* Journal - 48 - June, 1961

CXS Yeojiian Cropmaster 250 lOl 6.61 Hazair Agricultural Service, Albury, MSVr BJF CYR Auster J4 2081 6.61 H.B. Eaps, Mulwala, ISl Kit} IACt Cessna 18 ED 53165 5.61-i,Air,1$raining,’ Bankstoivn,' NSW EE’I¥ MAR Douglas DC-3C 12035 .60 lew Guinea Co Babaul, H.G, EAR ri MAS DC-3C 9592 .60 tt II It TAN It II It MAI DC-3C 13340 .60 tt ft TAB PSD: DBA Tiger Moth II 806 6.60 Lawrence Engineering Services, Camden, NSW ESD PVB Cessna 180 32083 2.61 Pastoral Aviation, Melbourne, ^ic. CDO RBA 180 31123 5.60 Bobby's Aircraft, PArafield, SA RAT BGG 18 2A 34516 8.60 Australian Hazel'woods, Blackto'vvn, NSW EHE fiSL 172ii 46973 6,60 D.M. & Ct. heimedy, Sydney, NSW BCE RIB DBA Tiger Moth II 5.61 Sunshine Aviation, Nambour, Old, mj EVQ Cessna 172A 47038 8,60 Royal Victorian Aero Club, Moorabbin EVE I’PY 150 17622 5.61 I'ovmsville Aero Club, loTmsville, 4, RGB TUG DBA Tiger Moth II 7.60 Gliding Assoc,., of WYA.,, Perth, W.A, GAG

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DELETlUHS k-bi ABT Miles MoD Falcon 266 g 5^ WFS: Zi-S-fil AEI Stinson Voyager 108-5115 10.60 CE 24. 9,60 ’festern Junction, Tas, ARJ DBADragon 2080 9,60 IF'S AVL Douglas DC-SC 13906 12,60 SA to ZIu-BYD (page 1.95) AZD DHA^Tiger Moth II 104 3.61 WFS Bill'' A-yro Anson ME120 10.60 CE 7.10.60 Moorabbin, Vic. BAI DBA Tiger Moth II 914 5.61 IFS BGE DBA Tiger Moth II 797 6.61 W5E 7,60 BIL m. .Tiger'Moth IE 4.61 IFS BJE DBA Tiger Moth II 94 3.61 rFS BIX DBA Tiger Moth II 1033 3.61 DBE 24, 1,61 BOV DBA Tiger Moth II 1038 6,61 WFS Bl)U Junkers Ju 52/3m 7256 9.60 WFS BWA DEC Chipmunk T.lO 1.61 CR 26, 5,60 Naracoorte, SA BXE Percival Proctor I E,247 5.61 CE 16, 5,60 near Roper Bar Station, N,T. (page 1.38) BXS DBA Tiger Moth II 3.61 ITS BYS Auster J-5B 3162 5.61 CR 8. 2.61 CGB Tipsy T.66 Mk.II 35 6.61 SA 1, 6.61 to ZK-e./}P CSC Avro A.nson 9.60 WFS EAI Locldieed L.1U49E 4546 4.61 Returned to Lockheed Corp, (page 1.76) EAS DHil Drover II 5014 9,60 SA E¥fR Lo ckheed Buds on EV C (><>»% . 61 WFS EWS Lockheed Hudson -^5.61 \ FBE IBAS CA-6 E,S.,3 365 5.61 CR FBF KSAS CA-6 E.S.3 375 5.61 OR 16, 4,61 near N'orthaii^iton, WA CtSS Junkers Ju 52/3m 7493 9,60 IP'S GS¥f Junlcers Ju 52/3m 9.60 IFS MR Auster J-S 2891 3.61 IfFS A*H»S.A, Journal - 49 - June 1961

KBB Auster J-5B 2942 3.61 WS liDC Auster J-lK 3378 3.61 WS KLA DHA Tiger Moth II 859 4.61 CE 21. 3.61 Taroom, Qld, (page 11,23) Kim Republic Seabee 668 3.61 IFS MOD Cessna 180 31808 3.61 IFS PAU Flaggio P.166 366 6.61 CE 8. 3.61 near Port Moresby, K.G. (page 11,23) FCG DE Tiger Moth II 33 6 o 5.61 CR 30. 8.60 Trundle, ISW RAZ DEC BeaTer 1050 .60 CE 19.11.59 Cambell Park, SA Effl DHA Tiger Moth II 796 9.60 IfPS mn DHA Tiger Moth II 1088 7.60 DBE 27. 2.59 EHZ Cessna 172 28627 5.61 CE 6, 2.61 Hewcastle, HSW (page 11,15) IJF Piper Super Cub 18-6654 4,61 CE 16. 4.61 Holbrook, MSW (page II,30) TTU Cessna 180B 50362 5.61 CE 21. 1.61 Tuimit, HSl (page 11,6) UZH Percival ¥ega Cull K.58 4.61 CR 26. 2.61 Xericoin, lA GAC Viackett Trainer 385 3.61 IK’S

PROBABLE ¥

16,6.61 DEC CHIPMUNK ¥Fx-lCC (c/n )i The pilot, E. Bell, w&s killed and the aircraft was wrecked when it crashed at Moree, NSW,

16,6.61 CAC CA-27 SABRE F. A94- (c/n ).• Crashed near Sunei Patani, Malaya, shortly after take-off from EAAF Station, Butterworth, on a training flight. The pilot, F/O M. Curtis, was killed and the aircraft was wrecked.

17,6.61 DOEKIER Do,27Q-4 ¥H-IHS (c/n 2075) : Crashed on Mt, Otto, I.G., at an altitude of 9000 feet while on a flight from Madang to Goroka, The pilot. Father Magee, was killed and the aircraft was wrecked.

18,6.61 CESSNA 180 ¥E-FiH (c/n 31497); Crashed during landing approach at Bundaberg, Qld, The pilot and three passengers were not injured but the aircraft was badly daniaged.

28.6.61 CAC CA-25 WIKJEEL AQ5—^^J (c/nC^'^'^"'^-^): Crashed during a simulated engine failure exercise after take-off on an instructional flight from EAAF Station, Point Cook, Victoria, The BAM' instructor, F/o G, Scutt, and the Am^r trainee pilot, ?¥,u, 2nd, Class E, Dairey, were killed and the aircraft was wrecked. A*H«S#A# Journal 50 « June 1J61

ADD IT lulls AKD GREML IIS ^ DEL IGHT

The amendments shown below apply to the pages of Vol«I and are listed as page/paragrapli/ line where applicable^ A list of amendments for Vcd®II will be covered in an early issue®

Amend; D18 -BUE to read D18S ZK-BQE 5/static Park Amends 1,33 to read T,35A 7/5/2 Amend; 340 to read CV,440 9/5/E Insert after DHA VAIiPIEE: T.35A 21/7/2 Amend: Dulminson to read Dulmison 30/Accidents Amend: T,35A to read 1,35 32/2/5 Amend; plastic to read elastic 38/6/1 Amend:; DH to read DHA Insert; 1,35 A79-6O4 '^c/n 4125) 3y/t'lying Visitors Aniend: P2V-7 to read P2V~5F 40/8/2 Amend; Captain Bhiner to read Kajor Shiner 46/6/5 AEiend; 23 to read 25 46/8/1 Insert; Pli-DAU 56/1/1 Insert: F.32 A94-961 and F.32 Ay4-976 57/1/13 Amend; Capt, Shiner to read Major Shiner 6O/2/I Re-amend; L,188A to read L,188C 63/Add it ions/AkR Insert; exCF-13CG EHP Insert c/n; 2667 GCV Insert c/n; 126 v ,, ) 73/1/9 Amend: Cainida to read Garuda 78/1) e 1 et ions /BFS Insert.after New Hebrides: to VQ-FAZ GSD Amend; loordugn to read Noorduyn 78/Add it ions/RGO Insert: ex H7355E lAJ Amend: MI218 to read 82/6/4 Delete; then 85/1/2 Amend ; FVS to read UTA and insert : VHrUPB 85/4/1 Insert after FREIGHTER: Mk.SlNZM. 86/Add it ions/CDV Insert: ^ ex 15637B'. i-i:;- H, . EGZ Amend c/n; 175A to read ■4785'8- 92/2/3 Amend: Airling to read Airline 96/2/2 Amend: IO7 to read 108 in both places 97/1/3 Insert: (c/n 150603) 99/6/1 Amend: DHC-1 to read DHC-IC 3 Delete; in place of the Lycoming engine previously fitted 100/3/5 Insert: A97-210 102/2/1 Amend: first to read third 102/5/1 Amend; Bottom Left to read Top Right 102/8/1 Amend: Editor'd to read Editor's 102/12/1 Insert: F.31 A94-905 103/Additions /OIL Amend to read; 24-2188 3,11,60 Brisbane, Qld, EBM Amend aircraft type: 56753 to read 175A 103/fee-reg' ns/CMD Amend: 22-7249 “to read 22-7248 SIN Amend: 34882 to read 34982 104/2nd, last line Amend: INS to read HID AJicStA. Journal 51 - June .1961

iroiES 01 lEECEB IB TEE TEMilTOET OF PAFUA AID HEW GUIHEA

by GtG, Pentland

Earlier this year i had the opportunity of visiting many old war- time^airstrips in the Hew Guinea, Hew Britain and Admiralty Islands areas, and the following observations, although by no means comprehensive, may be of interest concerning a few of the battered aircraft which now remain.

Although most Tirreckage has long since been claimed for scrap, there are still a few remaining airframes in various stages of decay. In almost all cases, local residents had some idea of the locality of wreckage and with a few aircraft positive identification was possible, Wrecks obsei-ved were as follows ;

TYPE POSITr\/ELY.■ IDEICTIFlED

Avro Anson, VH- , probably cream and red, Lae kitsubishi Zeke 52, Haval, dark green and light blue-grey, on MatupAt Is, Mitsubishi Zeke tail assembly with arrestor hook, dark, green-and light blue- grey, found in Rabaul scrapyard Hakajima Oscar, medium green and pale- blue-grey with yellow trim, three at Alexishafen Mitsubishi Sonia, light blue-grey with yellow trim, at Alexishafen Mitsubishi Zeke, medium green and light blue-grey with yellow and white trim, at end of airstrip at Hadang I^awasaki Hick, probably light blue-grey, two at Alexishafen Junkers Ju 52/3m, aluminium finish, two belonging to Gibbes-Sepik Airways in good condition at Madang CAC Boomerangs and ?ilirraimys, with white wing.L.E, dark green, dark earth and pale blue-grey, on Ward Strip, Port Moresby D.H, Tiger Moth on Ward Strip, Port Moresby l/H-EFR, silver and red, intact in Port Moresby township Locldieed P-38J Lightning, olive drab and light grey, parts on Munda Strip, -Solomon Islands, with parts of several Zekes,

TYPE IDEHIIFICAIIOH DOUBTFUL

Consolidated B—24 Liberator and Boeing B-17 Fortress in sea near Port Moresby Horth Aiaerican Mitchells and Consolidated Liberators on Ifanda Strip, Solomon Is, Douglas Boston cowling and undercarriage on lard Strip, Port Moresby North American P-51D Mustang (U.S. built) near airstrip at Goroka Two Japanese twin-engined aircraft of bomber proportions, salmon pink with black undei'surfaces which may have been caused by a grassfire, at Madang Pieces of Japanese aircraft on 'Wewak Strip Parts of many Japanese aircraft at Rabaul scrapheap, many colour samples still in good condition A«H«S,A« Journal - 52 - June 1961

TYPiSS iiEPUTED TO BE IH 7ICIHIIY Mitsubishi Zeke, laval, green, five miles from Kavieng, lew Ireland Tickers Supermarine Spitfire Y, tyro miles north of Goroka, in eight-feet high kunai grass! Consolidated Liberator which flew into side of a mountain at Kabaul Japanese flying boat near Siaipson Harbour, Eabaul

Some two weeks were spent in Eabaul, lew Britain, which was by far the biggest and most intex'esting Japanese airbase of World War II outside loiyo itself® The township of Eabaul and its magnificent harbour (from which floatplanes were operated) is completely surrounded by dormant and occasionally active volcanoes and during the Japanese invasion (1942-45) these were a considerable hazard to aircraft flying in the vicinity. Even now the 750 ft. high Matupi Crater (which erupted in 1937 and was mildly active in 1945) is only a short distance from and is directly in line with the present airstrip. It was from this strip that the E.A.A.F. Wirraways fought their heroic battle against a Japanese air armada in 1942. Later in the war when the Allies gained air superiority the whole towh was bombed flat by American Liberators and Australian Beauforts, and the Japanese were forced to excavate a maze of tunnels in the surrounding mountains as a protection against air attack. Many of these tunnels are still open today. There is still reputed to be much equipment in the caves;, and in one I visited (being the first European to go there for 15 years since the yvar) discovered several dozen exposed negatives which had most unfortunately deteriorated beyond recognition in the wet, sulphurous soil. Otherwise they might well have been an interesting find.

Metal samples showing colours irore taken from the many pieces of old Japanese aircraft in a Eabaul scrapyard, and in addition to the usual dark green and pale blue-grey camouflage, samples were obtained of a dark blue shade Tyhich often decorated an engine coYfling, and also of an iridiscent green on the interior of many aircraft. It is interesting to note that the colour samples of Japanese aircraft found thousands of miles apart corre­ sponded very closely when a comparison Ysras made.

MITSUBISHI SUHIA AT ALEKISIHiFEH STRIP I ¥ms about to leave this locality when a native offered to take me to another tfreck in the middle of a coconut plantation only 200 yards avmy, iiy first expression Y/as one of del.ight for I thought I had at last seen a Kalcajima Tojo, but on approaching closer it proved to be rather larger and quite a rare bird, - a two-seat Sonia reconnaissance or bomber aircraft having a fixed undercarriage and an open space for the observer reartmrd of the pilot. The entire tail unit had been severed and as the Alexishafen sirstrip yyes subject to repeated attacks during the Yvar this was probably caused by the boirib which had exploded in a nearby crater. The A«ii#StA* Journal 53 -- June 1961

colour scheme was apparently at one stag:e an all oTer light blue-grey with dark blue coYfling^ although the primer coat is showing through in a number of places# This aircraft was subject to generous treatment with yellow paint on leading .edges and on the fin and rudder^ its bright red roundels contrasting strikingly with the surrounding green of the dripping undergroirbh#

KAKAJMA OSCAR AT ALEIISEAFEk STRIP

The drawing belo?^ is a reconstruction of how it is estimated the best of the three Oscars would hama looked during its operational career* It was based at Alexishafen Strip^ some 15 miles from Madang#'

C o lou r S cheme s bpper surfaces medium green with pale blue-grey undersurfaces* Fabric parts were of an amazingly thin Tariety of silk, and despite fifteen years of tropical exposure appeared to have lost little of its original colour# By contrast metal p.arts were almost bare, and it was ewident that this aircraft had been strafed on the grocind# Yellow trim was used eztensiirely on wing and tailplane leading edges, being nine inches wide on the former and four inches- wide on the latter, and in both cases tapering and extending out for two-thirds fe- of the span# A yellow band encircled the rear fuselage and a striking yellow fin flash was also carried^ together with a black wing walk, green' spinner, black anti-dazzle area inside the cockpit, and coclq)it interior the same colour, dark blue, as on the (non-standard) three-bladed, propeller# Wing roundels were 44 . inches in diameter and fuselage roundel size is shown on the drawing# Engine serial number is 02 (motif) 589-606# The stainless steel undercarriage legs are not painted and are still in excellent condition# The undersides of the wings are to this day used as a rather primitive shelter for natives on wet daysi

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THE lIHiBERS AM) THEIR INTERESTS

E.J. LUIfflUS, L.iUC., A18525, lo.l A.T.U., RAAF Woomera, ,South Australia: Interested in aviation generally but particularly in the period of World War II to the present day,

E.J. MALSEM, 8 Parsons St., Flemington, W.l, ¥ictoria (30): Interested in the 1914-18 period and in Australian aviation in the 1920-30 period,

G.I. PEARCE, L.A.C,, A42832, Ho.lA.T.U., RAiiF Woomera, South Australia (2l): Specialises in drawings (l/72:-scale) of aircraft of the Australian Armed Services,

CHAIGE OF ADDRESS

N, FOLLEII (page 11,42): 230 Lower Dandenong Rd., Mordialloc, S,12, Victoria R.F, KILLICPL (page 1,42): 8 Frankleigh, St., Spreydon,,Christchurch, I.Z, F.D, ROGERS (page 1.26): 60 Idarket St., Condell Park, N.S.W.

WAITED

5410353, Pte. J. Huis, c/- Officers Mess, 2 Base Ordnance Depot, Military Post Office, Liverpodl, M.S.W,j Will exchange photos or books, or purchase, any photos, drawings, technical gen * S etc *, on the French S.I.P.A. S,200 Minijet.

C,A, lynch (page 1,106) has advised that he has obtained a copy of "The Battle Belovr" but still seeks, a copy of "Four Five Five, The Story of 455 Squadron, RAAF" (his item on page 1,66 refers).

"THE KIWI’S FIRST WIKGS"

The price shown in the last line of the review of this book in the last issue (page 11,42) should be amended to read 35/- approximately.

"SIR EEHRT .WIGRAM - A PIONEER OF A7IATI0H IK MEliV ZEALAND"

Written by L.M,: Noble and published by Whitcomhe Tombs, Ltd in 1952, it details the struggles of the Hon, H,F. Wigram in forming the Canterbury (HZ)..Aviation Co, and contains many useful appendices detailing items about the formative years of civil aviation in Ifew Zealand. The Journal of A.H.S.H.Z. advises that the hook mayt, he obtained from the publishers for 6/- (HZ currency), a reduced price to clear stocks. um to UMZ

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