Our January newsletter is a big one – the president lays out the year ahead; we say goodbye to Dick Wright, whom we lost just before Christmas; Ron Fuller extols the operating characteristics of the Aero 145; Robert Zweck continues his pictorial history of his early flying days; Dean Robinson profiles 10Sqns’s war service… and more!
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SAAM is hosting CASA’s Adelaide AvSafety Seminar on Thursday 21 February 2019 at 6:30pm.
You can click here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/avsafety-seminar-adelaide-tickets-53799621115?fbclid=IwAR0UaEjdn1tD76vvB4T0yiKSRXUKbMUE-ReqEgWIkeaC30VCmAQVs3LiCEM to register.
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History Group member Dean Robinson has been researching and writing profiles of the most significant aircraft in Australia’s airline fleets. This time he has diverged from that path and written the story of 10Sqn RAAF in WWII. It makes good holiday reading – just click on the link above to download, or go the the History Group tab to browse the index of other profiles. Enjoy!
The Orion was officially handed over to SAAM by AIRCDRE John Meier of RAAF Heritage on 2 December 2018 at a ceremony beside the reassembled aircraft in SAAM’s Hangar 2.
WGCDR Colin Smith, CO of 10Sqn; Martin Ball, VP-Fixed Wing Airbus Australia Pacific; and Jim Whalley, Nova Group Chairman and SAAM’s Patron were included in the official party and around 100 members and guests attended.
The disassembled Orion was delivered to SAAM on 10 December 2017 and has been reassembled by a team of SAAM volunteers. The aircraft is presently displayed without its starboard wing and vertical tail surfaces because of space constraints, but SAAM’s forward plans include expansion of the display space to allow completion of the assembly.
It has been a busy month for SAAM with two squadron dinners, the Orion official handover ceremony, our members’ Christmas party and more … all reported in this issue with copious photos… plus interesting RAAF History articles, part 1 of Robert Zweck’s Connair experiences and Nigel Daw’s profile of F.27s in Airlines of SA service. Just click http://www.saam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/PM-Dec18.pdf to download, or go to the Newsletters tab to browse past issues.
History Group member Nigel Daw has written a detailed chronicle of the F.27’s service with Airlines of South Australia.
The profile includes 22 historic photographs, fleet and routes tables and three complete representative timetables.
Just click the image at left to download, or go to the History Group drop-down tab above to browse through the many other profiles available.
It seems that nothing stirs controversy like the Vickers Vimy at Adelaide Airport – the latest being that it should be moved to the Eastern states.
Of course it should not be, especially since plans are already underway to relocate it to a much more accessible site as part of Adelaide Airport Ltd’s terminal expansion.
The South Australian Aviation Museum has been a long-term advocate of increasing the access of South Australians and visitors to this iconic aircraft.
We assisted Adelaide Airport Ltd (AAL) in planning the refurbishment of the existing memorial as an interim measure, and we strongly support AAL’s intention to relocate it.
We recognise that will take time and money, and we urge State and Commonwealth Governments to assist AAL with funding to effect the relocation as soon as possible.
In the meantime we will continue to support AAL’s demonstrated careful custodianship of this precious artefact and will provide whatever technical advice we can in the planning for its future.
David Byrne (President) and Committee
South Australian Aviation Museum Inc
It’s a big issue this month – starting with a great front page photo by Matt Welsby of the Mirage unloading, news of our Armistice Centenary activity and a quick summary of the year’s major achievements. There are also articles from RAAF History about Caribou deployments to PNG including our A4-225; Ko’s cartoon about the downing of our Fokker DR1 replica; Robert Zweck’s story about his Pearl Harbor Museum visit; Langdon Badger’s last ramble through his flying reminisces; and a continuation of Chas Schaedel’s fine “Brothers-in-Arms” series about sibling airmen of the Great War.
Just click on the front page image at left to download, or go to the Newsletters tab to browse past issues.
On 10 De
cember 2017, AP-3C Orion A09-756 arrived at SAAM in pieces on 6 semi trailers from Edinburgh Airbase, courtesy of RAAF Heritage and Defence Disposals. In barely eleven months SAAM has assembled and refurbished the aircraft for display in its new display hangar.
On 2 December 2018, Air Commodore John Meier of RAAF Heritage will officially hand the aircraft over to SAAM in a ceremony that will include addresses by 10 Sqn’s Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Colin Smith; our Patron, Jim Whalley; Martin Ball, VP Airbus Australia Pacific; and our President, David Byrne.
Visitors are welcome to share the event with us and entry is free until noon. Access to the aircraft interior will be available to visitors for the first time.
You can download the program by clicking on the image at left.
If you are looking for a unique Christmas gift or just want to indulge yourself, consider one of our F-111 tour Gift Vouchers.
For the period 15 November until 31 December they are reduced by 25% to $75.
This is a 2-hour, one-on-one personalised tour with one of our experienced guides and lots of cockpit time.
Click on the image for more details!
