Posts Tagged ‘Australia’
 

 

August 6th in Aviation History: B-29 Superfortress Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

The US drops first atomic bomb on Japan, Ted Williams returns to the Red Sox from Korea, Braniff Flight 250 crashes in Nebraska, and more.
by NYCAviation Staff

 
 
The vintage de Havilland DH.84 Dragon crashed northwest of Brisbane. (Map by NYCAviation/Google Maps)

Six Confirmed Dead After Missing Vintage Plane Located in Eastern Australia

All onboard a vintage 1930s biplane which went missing this week were confirmed dead Wednesday after the wreckage was found in a forest.
by BNO News
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The missing de Havilland DH.84 Dragon is seen in Australia at a 2003 airshow. (Photo by Roger Allison-Jones via wikipedia, CC BY)

Vintage Biplane Carrying 6 People Goes Missing in Australia

A search-and-rescue operation continued Tuesday for a 1930s biplane carrying six people which went missing in a huge stretch of bushland.
by BNO News
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The Australian Antarctic Division Airbus A319 (VH-VHD) on the ice near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. (Photo by Nisha Harris/Australian Antarctic Division)

Australian Airbus Flies to Antarctica on Rescue Mission

An Australian rescue plane took off from New Zealand on Wednesday evening to carry out a daring rescue mission in Antarctica.
by BNO News
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The 787 Dream Tour visited the Singapore Air Show in February 2012. (Photo by Maxene Huiyu, CC BY-NC-ND)

Boeing 787 Dream Tour Wraps Up With Stops in Australia, New Zealand, Uzbekistan and Morocco

The Boeing 787 Dream Tour plane must soon return to the Boeing test fleet, but not before one last leg of its worldwide roadshow takes it through Australia, New Zealand, Uzbekistan and Morocco in late May and early June.
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