Flight Plan: A Review of Civil Aviation in Australia Today

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Flight Plan: A Review of Civil Aviation in Australia Today screen title.

Documentary (1950)

Production:
Stanley Hawes (Director)
Lee Robinson (Associated Director)
Franck Bagnall (Photography)
Clive Douglas (Music)
Reginald Goldsworthy (Narration)
Alan Anderson (Sound)

This film examines the organisation of civil aviation in Australia, from passenger flights to freight and utility aircraft. It includes planning and control procedures before and during each flight, safety measures established by the Department of Civil Aviation, training of pilots and maintenance staff, and plans for future development.

Also from this series:
Australian National Film Board

Short S.25 Sunderland Mk.III

Taking off from Rose Bay Water Airport (RSE/---), Sydney.
Registration G-AGER, c/n unknown. Ex Royal Air Force, modified for civil use after WWII and operated by B.O.A.C until 1947, sold later to Aquila Airways in 1948, scrapped at Hamble, UK in July 1956

Reg.G-AGER Short S.25 Sunderland Mk.III Hadfield of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.
Reg.G-AGER Short S.25 Sunderland Mk.III Hadfield of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.
Reg.G-AGER Short S.25 Sunderland Mk.III Hadfield of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.
Reg.G-AGER Short S.25 Sunderland Mk.III Hadfield of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.
Reg.G-AGER Short S.25 Sunderland Mk.III Hadfield of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

Taking-off from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD/YSSY).
Registration VH-EAC, c/n 2572. Delivered new to Qantas Empire Airways in October 1947. Sold to Aerovias Guest S.A. in October 1955, registered XA-LIO. Broken up in 1963 at Lockheed Air Terminal Hollywood-Burbank (KBUR/BUR), USA in 1963.

Reg.VH-EAC Lockheed L-749A Constellation Harry Hawker of Qantas Empire Airways.
Reg.VH-EAC Lockheed L-749A Constellation Harry Hawker of Qantas Empire Airways.
Reg.VH-EAC Lockheed L-749A Constellation Harry Hawker of Qantas Empire Airways.
Reg.VH-EAC Lockheed L-749A Constellation Harry Hawker of Qantas Empire Airways.
Reg.VH-EAC Lockheed L-749A Constellation Harry Hawker of Qantas Empire Airways.
Reg.VH-EAC Lockheed L-749A Constellation Harry Hawker of Qantas Empire Airways.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

The famous and powerfull Wright R-3350.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Qantas Empire Airways.
Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Qantas Empire Airways.
Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Qantas Empire Airways.

Arrival at Darwin Airport (DRW/YPDN).

Lockheed L-749A Constellation of Qantas Empire Airways.

Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain

Landing at Tooraweenah Aerodrome, New South Wales (YTWN).
Registration VH-AOI, c/n 19694. Delivered new to USAAF in February 1944 as 43-15228. Purchased by Butler Air Transport Pty in November 1946, registered VH-AOI, named RMA Warrina. Absorbed into Ansett as Airlines of New South Wales in 1959, then as Ansett-ANA in Skyliner livery. Transferred to Ansett-MAL in April 1961, named Golden Orchid on use to Papua New Guinea. Sold to Merpati Nusantara Airlines in June 1969, registered PK-NDH. Leased to Dirgantara Air Services in 1972. Wfu at Tanjung Santan, Indonesia (Kalimantan Timur (East)) (WRLT/TSX) in February 1977.

Reg.VH-AOI Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain RMA Warrina of Butler Air Transport.

VH-AAO De Havilland DH84 Dragon in the foreground (listed below).

Reg.VH-AOI Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain RMA Warrina of Butler Air Transport.
Reg.VH-AOI Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain RMA Warrina of Butler Air Transport.
Reg.VH-AOI Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain RMA Warrina of Butler Air Transport.

Seen later in the film.

Reg.VH-AOI Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain RMA Warrina of Butler Air Transport.

De Havilland DH84 Dragon 2

On preparation for departure at Tooraweenah Aerodrome, New South Wales (YTWN).
Registration VH-AAO, c/n 6112. Built in March 1937, registered G-AEMK owned by Mutual Finance Ltd. Delivered to the RAAF as A34-5 in June 1938. Sold to Butler Air Transport in 1943. Damaged at Coonamble NSW in December 1947.

Reg.VH-AAO De Havilland DH84 Dragon 2 of Butler Air Transport.
Reg.VH-AAO De Havilland DH84 Dragon 2 of Butler Air Transport.
Reg.VH-AAO De Havilland DH84 Dragon 2 of Butler Air Transport.
Reg.VH-AAO De Havilland DH84 Dragon 2 of Butler Air Transport.

Avro 652A Anson I

Registration VH-BIU, c/n R3549. Delivered new to RAAF in July 1940. Bought by Airlines (WA) Ltd , Perth WA in July 1947. Converted to civilian use with new windows and smooth engine covers in September 1947. Registered VH-BIU, named RMA Mount Barker. Crashed beyond repair at Cue, WA in June 1948. Dismantled for parts in November 1948.

Reg.VH-BIU Avro 652A Anson I RMA Mt Barker of Airlines (WA) Ltd.
Reg.VH-BIU Avro 652A Anson I RMA Mt Barker of Airlines (WA) Ltd.
Reg.VH-BIU Avro 652A Anson I RMA Mt Barker of Airlines (WA) Ltd.

We can see the AWA Ltd logo on the fin.

Reg.VH-BIU Avro 652A Anson I RMA Mt Barker of Airlines (WA) Ltd.
Reg.VH-BIU Avro 652A Anson I RMA Mt Barker of Airlines (WA) Ltd.
Reg.VH-BIU Avro 652A Anson I RMA Mt Barker of Airlines (WA) Ltd.

Avro 652A Anson I

Registration VH-BFG, c/n DG729. Delivered new to RAAF in September 1942. Bought by Western Airways , Warrnambool Vic in February 1947. Converted in July 1947 to civilian use by Air Operations with new windows, 7 passengers seats. Sold to Corio Air Freighters in April 1948. Leased to Connellan Airways in May 1948. Returned to Corio Air Freighters in July 1948. Converted to cargo service in October 1948. Sold to Bass Islands Airways in December 1949. Wfu in August 1951.
No idea of the date of the pictures, no titles on the aircraft, therefore it's impossible to say from what company it belongs to.

Reg.VH-BFG Avro 652A Anson I.
Reg.VH-BFG Avro 652A Anson I.
Reg.VH-BIU Avro 652A Anson I.
Reg.VH-BFG Avro 652A Anson I.
Reg.VH-BFG Avro 652A Anson I.
Reg.VH-BFG Avro 652A Anson I.

De Havilland DH84 Dragon

De Havilland DH84 Dragon of Aerial Medical Service - Commonwealth Dept of Health.
De Havilland DH84 Dragon of Aerial Medical Service - Commonwealth Dept of Health.
De Havilland DH84 Dragon of Aerial Medical Service - Commonwealth Dept of Health.

De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth Air Ambulance conversion

Registration VH-BAA, c/n DHA.181. Delivered to RAAF registered A17-180, converted as Air Ambulance aircraft with streched cokpit. Sold to Connellan Airways in October 1946. Operated for Flying Doctor Service. Sold to unknown owner with registration VH-BOA in March 1949. Crashed at Darwin, NT in january 1953. Repaired and purchased by unknown owner with registration VH-POL in December 1959.Sold to Camden Aero Club in September 1968. Wfu in 1998. Sold to Jace Harrison, Sunbury, VIC with registration VH-JCF in may 2006, then to John Fisher, Harcourt North, VIC in July 2007, then to Carolen Ann Fisher, Harcourt North, VIC in Fevruary 2012. Restored on July 2017, ownership of Conrad Hammel, Tyabb, VIC.

De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth Air Ambulance conversion of Connellan Airways / Flying Doctor Service.

Avro 652A Anson I in the background, maybe VH-BFG already listed above.

De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth Air Ambulance conversion of Connellan Airways / Flying Doctor Service.

De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth

Registration VH-AKF, c/n DHA.445. Delivered to RAAF registered A17-401. Its history is a bit obscure but VH-AKF is linked to this airframe from March 1947 until a crash at Nambrok, near Sale, Victoria in January 1950 pilot. Then from October 1958 VH-AHB appeared, built from many parts including VH-AKF. VH-AHB crashed at Kerang in Victoria in October 1964 and seems to have disappeared for forty years to pop up as ZK-BAR in 2004. Sadly it crashed and was burnt out not long after take off from Ashburton in December 2006 claiming the life of its owner and his passenger.

Reg.VH-AKF De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth.
Reg.VH-AKF De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth.
Reg.VH-AKF De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth.
Reg.VH-AKF De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth.

Kof...kof...!! (cancer bomber).

Reg.VH-AKF De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Registration VH-TAC, c/n 43067. Delivered new to TAA in August 1946. Registered VH-TAC, named John Forrest. Sold to BCPA British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines in April 1948, registered VH-BPA named Adventure. Sold to Qantas Empire Airways in February 1949, registered VH-EBL named Hong Kong Trader. Sold to Ansett-ANA in January 1961, registered VH-INY. Leased to MMA MacRobertson-Miller Airlines in November 1965. Bought by Marine Diamond Co. in January 1970, registered ZS-IGB. Transferred to Consolidated Diamond Mines in January 1972. Sold to Suidwes Lugdiens in May 1972, named Ondangua. Wfu in October 1977 at J.G. Strydom International Windhoek (Hosea Kutako International nowadays) Namibia (FYWH/WDH). Broken up in January 1979.

Reg.VH-TAC Douglas DC-4-1009 John Forrest of TAA-Trans Australia Airlines.
Reg.VH-TAC Douglas DC-4-1009 John Forrest of TAA-Trans Australia Airlines.
Reg.VH-TAC Douglas DC-4-1009 John Forrest of TAA-Trans Australia Airlines.

Douglas DC-4-1009

At Mascot Sydney Airport (Kingsford Smith Airport nowadays) (SYD/YSSY).
Registration VH-ANB, c/n 42948. Delivered new to ANA-Australian National Airways in July 1946. Registered VH-ANB, named Lackrana. Leased to BCPA British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines from September 1946 until April 1948. Sold to Twentieth Century Airlines in August 1958, registered. Sold to Trans Mediterranean Airways in May 1959, registered OD-ADK. Sold to Air Gabon in July 1971, registered TR-LPU. Bought by Sofimatex in December 1971, registered TN-ACF, then sold to Agence et Messageries Aeriennes du Zaire, registered 9Q-COK. Brocken up by 1973.

Reg.VH-ANB Douglas DC-4-1009 Lackrana of ANA-Australian National Airways.
Reg.VH-ANB Douglas DC-4-1009 Lackrana of ANA-Australian National Airways.
Reg.VH-ANB Douglas DC-4-1009 Lackrana of ANA-Australian National Airways.

Douglas DC-3 & Douglas DC-4

Main Terminal building of Mascot Sydney Airport (Kingsford Smith Airport nowadays) (SYD/YSSY) with an unidentified DC-3 in the foreground, followed behind by a TAA's DC-3 and an unidentified DC-4 in the far background (maybe from ANA?).

Douglas DC-3 & Douglas DC-4.

From right to left.

Douglas DC-3 of TAA & Douglas DC-4.
Douglas DC-3 of TAA & Douglas DC-4.

Convair 240-5

At Mascot Sydney Airport (Kingsford Smith Airport nowadays) (SYD/YSSY).
Registration VH-TAP, c/n 42. Delivered new to TAA in October 1948, named Matthew Flinders. Sold to Pakistan International Airlines in June 1956, registered AP-AHO. Sold to Fokker NV as a trade-in on a Fokker F27 Friendship in October 1959, registered PH-NHZ, changed to PH-EUR in 1960. Sold to Remmert Warner in June 1960, registered N557R. Sold to Falstaff Brewery in 1964, registered N503. Sold to Alaska Coastal Airlines in 1966, registered N196N. Transferred to Alaska Airlines after merge in April 1968. Sold to Pacific Nevada Airlines in June 1973. Sold to Pacific Costal Airlines in 1975. Bought by Crocker National Bank San Francisco CA in January 1976. Scrapped at Long Beach, California (KLGB/LGB) in June 1979.

Reg.VH-TAP Convair 240-5 Matthew Flinders of TAA-Trans Australia Airlines.

DC-3 of TAA in the background.

Reg.VH-TAP Convair 240-5 Matthew Flinders of TAA-Trans Australia Airlines.
Reg.VH-TAP Convair 240-5 Matthew Flinders of TAA-Trans Australia Airlines.
Reg.VH-TAP Convair 240-5 Matthew Flinders of TAA-Trans Australia Airlines.
Reg.VH-TAP Convair 240-5 Matthew Flinders of TAA-Trans Australia Airlines.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Douglas C-47 Skytrain.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Douglas DC-4-1009 of ANA-Australian National Airways.
Douglas DC-4-1009 of ANA-Australian National Airways.
Douglas DC-4-1009 of ANA-Australian National Airways.
Douglas DC-4-1009 of ANA-Australian National Airways.

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