User:Moondyne/Aviation in WA

History of aviation in WA. Some misc. notes to self ...


 * Perth airports
 * Perth Airport
 * Maylands Aerodrome, defunct, see Maylands. needed
 * Jandakot Airport
 * Rottnest Island Airport
 * Caversham Airfield
 * West Subiaco Aerodrome, and Subiaco Aero Club (ref)


 * Aviators
 * Harry Baker (aviator), needed
 * Jimmy Woods (aviator), needed
 * Horrie Miller (aviator)
 * Robin Miller (nurse)
 * Norman Brearley
 * Jack De Garis


 * Companies
 * MacRobertson Miller Airlines
 * West Australian Airways


 * Notable crashes
 * York, 1950 -- "Amana" Skymaster DC4, 29 killed
 * Port Hedland, 1968 -- "Quininup" Vickers Viscount 720, 26 killed
 * Guildford, 2 July, 1949 -- 18 killed
 * MMA Douglas C-47/DC-3 "Fitzroy",
 * Gooseberry Hill, 1945 -- "Blue Goose" US Navy C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), 13 killed
 * Clackline, 1942 -- RAAF Avro Anson, 4 killed
 * etc. etc.


 * Other
 * Western Australian Centenary Air Race
 * Royal Australian Air Force Association Aviation Museum, Bull Creek
 * The Double Sunrise