Aviation Heritage Index (2024)

This page indexes articles related to civil aviation that appeared in Aviation Heritage, the journal of the Aviation Historical Society of Australia (AHSA). Volumes 17-33, covering the period 1976-2002 (with some gaps), are indexed by article.

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*** Denotes Departmental related material

Vol 17 No.1 Mar-April 76

"Bungana" an era begins, DC 2 Operations from Essendon, Holyman Airways.
Douglas Commercial Log - Chronology of Douglas Aircraft in Australia 1936 - 1976.

Vol 17 No.3 July-Aug 76

Monthly Notes - Civil. Overview of Australian Civil Operations

Vol 17 No.4 Sept-Oct 76

Monthly Notes - Civil.
Tugan Gannet Pt.1 - Early Australian Aircraft 1934 - D.Eyre
Lockheed Vega VH-UVK - G. Goodall

Vol 17 No.5 Nov-Dec 76

Monthly Notes - Civil
Accidents that made History - G. Macarthur Job.
Tugan Gannet Pt.2

Vol 17 No.6 Jan-Feb 77

Monthly Notes - Civil
Seaplanes in Australia

Vol 19 No.3 July-Sept 78

Maintainer MA-1 Airship - First Airship Flight in Australia - G. Sunderland
Edgar Percival EP 9 in Australia.
Aviation Pioneers Honoured - Robin Miller, Capt Horrie Miller - M.W. Prime.

Vol 19 No.4 Dec 78

Chrislea CH 3 in Australia. Light Aircraft built 1946-51 - G. Goodall

Vol 20 No.3

Bristol 170 in Australia - G. Goodall.

Vol 20 No.4

"And I decided that I would like to learn to fly" Dick Mant (Pilot in P.N.G. and Australia) - Greg Banfield

Vol 21 No.1

Offshore Helicopters on the North-West Shelf
The Kalgoorlie Aeroplane - Early Aircraft built in Kalgoorlie 1914

Vol 21 No.4

Ken Jackson Airline Pilot - Operations in P.N.G. and Qantas - Greg Banfield
John Duigan and the Avro Aeroplanes - Gary Sunderland
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Vol 22 No.2

Sydney to Melbourne by Air 1952 and 1982 - Harry Williams
The Coffee Royal Affair - Smithy and Ulm to Wyndham Pt.1 - Keith Hatfield

Vol 22 No.3

The Coffee Royal Affair Pt.2 - Keith Hatfield
"I had read about Qantas" - Capt. Russell B. Tapp

Vol 22 No.4

From the co*ckpit - The Beech 18 - Ben Dannecker
Memories of Ansett Flying Boat Services - Harry Williams

Vol 23 No.1

A Flight across Yesterday (First Flight across New Guinea Jan 1928) - John Hopton

Vol 23 No.3

"I became fascinated by Navigation" (Story of JLB Cowan - RAAF and Qantas) Pt.1 - Greg Banfield.

Vol 23 No.4

TAA Fleet list - John Wilson

Vol 24 No.3

"I became fascinated by Navigation" (Story of JLB Cowan - RAAF and Qantas) Pt.2 - Greg Banfield.

Vol 24 No.4

In the Twilight of the Pioneers - Fifty years since Smithy.

Vol 25 No.1 Mar 87

Stewart Middlemiss Story Pt.1 - Many References to RM Ansett, Purvis, Civil aircraft and Essendon Airport.

Vol 25 No.2 June 87

Stewart Middlemiss Story Pt.2 - References to Civil Flying Boat operations, Ansett.

Vol 25 No.3

Last colours of Airlines of South Australia.
Keith Farmer - References to Glider towing Essendon, Geelong Coode Is.
Old Bus meets New Bus - Southern Cross at Brisbane and Replica Southern Cross.

Vol 26 No.1

JR Duigan - First powered Australian Flight (whole magazine refers)

Vol 26 No.2

Harry Hawker in Australia
Early Douglas DC 2 Operations in Australia

Vol 26 No.3

Northern Territory Aerial Medical Service

Vol 26 No.4

Guinea Airways Ltd. - Operations on the Australian Mainland

Vol 27 No.2

*** The men of Air Traffic Control (1945 - 1975) Don Charlwood

Vol 27 No.3 - June 96

***The Low powered Aeroplane trials of 1924 - Bill Baker
*** The other 75th Anniversary - Australian Civil Aviation Administration - Roger Meyer

Vol 27 No.4 - 1996

Jack Clancy and his Brothers (aircraft designer and engineer) - Around Australia on 40hp.
The Miss Hobart enigma - DH86 missing Launceston to Melbourne 1934

Vol 28 No.1 - Jan 97

From Tractors to Seaplanes - Ian Monk (aviation in W.A.)
Wackett's Wizard - (Wizard Aero Engine 1924)

Vol 28 No.2 - March 97

Smithy
60 Years in Aviation - Dr. Henry Millicer
From Tiger Moths to Boeing 747's - Capt Ken Nicholson

Vol 28 No.3 June 97

Pioneer Australian Autogyro
Connellan Airways - Ian Leslie

Vol 28 No.4 Sept 97

Civil Flying Boat Operations Hamilton Reach and Redland Bay 1946 - 1974

Vol 29 No.1 - Jan 98

***Too Small too Soon - Maylands Aerodrome 1923 - 1963
Allan James Hughes Navigator RAAF - QANTAS

Vol 29 No.2 - March 98

Ansett Australia - Complete Fleet List

Vol 29 No.3 - June 98

Air Services in Australia
Australia's Junkers JU 86

Vol 29 No.4 - Sept 98

Daring Deeds in the Desert - VH-UEM Crash in Victorian Desert
Avro Anson in Australian Civil Aviation - A brief History

Vol 30 No.1 - Jan 99

Queensland Airlines Pty. Ltd. - A Brief History - John Wilson

Vol 30 No.2 - March 99

Aeroflights - The Billboard Barnstormers - Neville Hayes
Milton A. (Joe) Taylor - Air Services in Australia and P.N.G.

Vol 30 No.3 - June 99

The Drover Story DH Drover DH A 3 - Bill Downes
Flying for Qantas 1945 through 1949 - John Morton
*** Politics and Civil Aviation - Creation of DCA - Dr. Leigh Edmonds
Arthur Schutt - Mac Job

Vol 30 No.4 - Sept 99

C.G. (Fred) Fox (RAAF - QANTAS) interview - Greg Banfield
40th Anniversary of first Commercial Jet services to Melbourne (DH Comet)

Vol 30 No.5 - Dec 99

The Sikorsky S-38 and S-39 in Australia - David Eyre

Vol 31 No.1 March 2000

The RG Carey Story (Pioneer Australian Aviator) - Bill Baker
Lebbeus Horden and his Aeroplanes - David Eyre

Vol 31 No.2 June 2000

Alan Wharton DSO DFC OBE MID (RAAF - Qantas) - Greg Banfield

Vol 31 No.3 Sept 2000

De Havilland DH - 83 Fox Moth - Edward Fletcher
Guinea Airways Lockheed 14 crash at Katherine 1939 - MJ Flanagan
Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Australian Connections - John Wilson
The Australian Sopwith Gnus - Douglas Pardee
Robin Miller Dicks - The Sugar Bird Lady - Shirley Adkins

Vol 31 No.4 - Dec 2000

Bristol Coupe Tourer - Edward Fletcher
LASCO designed and built Aircraft - Douglas Pardee
Lawrence Hargrave - Ian Debenham

Vol 33 No.2 - June 2002

Index to Civil Identities Douglas DC2 DC3 and variants on the Australian Civil Register
Front and Rear Cover Photo - Qantas Constellation crash at Mauritius 24th August 1960
Len Sales - WW2 RAF Wireless op/Air Gunner, Malaysian Airways Radio Officer, QANTAS Navigation Officer and later B747 Pilot. Latterly ATPL Theory teacher at University of NSW.
Out of the fog and into the sea - Fatal accident to TAA F27 at Mackay on 10th June 1960 - Bill Baker
Aeroplane fatality at Port Melbourne - report on fatal accident to Avro aeroplane - EC Johnston
Not as skinny and small now - Historical gliding in Australia - Jim Dunstan
Gordon's Australasian Air Guide - Monthly air travel information document launched in 1937 - Roger McDonald
Pre-War civil Aircraft of Western Australia - No.7 DH 84 Dragon - Edward Fletcher
Return to Darwin - Sixtieth anniversary of the bombing of Darwin - Flt Lt K.N. McDonald DFC RAAF (ret'd)
Supplement - Index to Civil Identities - Douglas (Piston engined) Transports on the Australian Civil Register DC2, DC3 & Variants - John Hopkins

Index compiled by Brian Surtees, CAHS

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