Flight Plan: A Review of Civil Aviation in Australia Today
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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
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.
Lockheed L-749A Constellation
The famous and powerfull Wright R-3350.
Arrival at Darwin Airport (DRW/YPDN).
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.
VH-AAO De Havilland DH84 Dragon in the foreground (listed below).
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.
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.
We can see the AWA Ltd logo on the fin.
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.
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