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List of firsts for aviation in Australia or for Australian aviators.

International

Frank McNamara (left), Kantara, Suez Canal, Egypt c. May 1917
Arrival of Sir Ross Smith's Vickers Vimy at Mascot, Sydney, NSW. 1920-02-14.
Bert Hinkler returning to Brisbane after his solo flight London to Brisbane, February 1928
Charles Kingsford-Smith with his Mother and Father, 1928.
Year Date Event Location Plane Aviator(s)
1917 1917-03-20 Victoria Cross for Australian Aviator [1] Gaza B.E.2c Frank McNamara (VC)
1919 1919-12-10 England to Australia [2] Hounslow to Darwin Vickers Vimy Keith Smith, Ross Smith
1928 1928-02-22 England to Australia, solo [3] Croydon Airport to Darwin Avro Avian Bert Hinkler
1928 1928-06-09 North America to Australia [4] Oakland to Brisbane Fokker F.VII Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, James Warner, Harry Lyon
1928 1928-09-11 Australia to New Zealand [5] Richmond, New South Wales to Christchurch Fokker F.VII Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, Harold Litchfield, Thomas H. McWilliams
1928 1928-12-20 Antarctic Continent, first flight over [6] Deception Island to Deception Island Lockheed Vega Hubert Wilkins
1930 1930-05-24 England to Australia, solo, female [7] Croydon Airport to Darwin Gipsy Moth Amy Johnson
1930 1930-07-04 Circumnavigation of Earth, via Australia [8] Oakland, California to Oakland, California, flying west Fokker F.VII Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm
1931 1931-01-07 Australia to New Zealand, solo [9] Sydney Airport to Hari Hari, Westland Avro Avian Guy Menzies
1937 1937-08-18 Australia to South Africa, solo via Asia [10] Archerfield to Cape Town Klemm Kl 32 Maude Bonney
1948 1948-11-20 Australia to South Africa, via Indian Ocean [11] Sydney Airport to Palmietfontein Airport Avro Lancastrian L.R. Ambrose
1951 1951-03-27 Australia to South America [12] Rose Bay, New South Wales to Valparaíso Catalina Patrick Gordon Taylor
1983 1983-07-22 Circumnavigation of Earth by helicopter, solo [13] Fort Worth, Texas to Fort Worth, Texas, flying east Bell 206B Jetranger III Dick Smith
1989 1989-08-17 England to Australia, non-stop [14] London Heathrow Airport to Sydney Airport Boeing 747-438 David Massy-Greene; George Lindeman
1989 1989-11-11 Circumnavigation of Earth, solo, female [15] Sydney to Sydney, flying east Piper Saratoga Gaby Kennard
1996 1996-05-19 Space flight [16] Kennedy Space Center to Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-77 Space Shuttle Endeavour Andrew Thomas
2013 2013-09-07 Circumnavigation of Earth, solo, teenager [17] Wollongong to Wollongong, flying east Cirrus SR22 Ryan Campbell

National

John Robertson Duigan at the Controls of his Biplane, Bendigo Racecourse, Victoria, 3 May 1911
William Ewart Hart in his Bristol Boxkite Biplane. 1912.
Maurice Guillaux and his Bleriot XI monoplane after the first mail and cargo flight Melbourne-Sydney. 1914-07-18
Year Date Event Location Machine Aviator(s)
1858 1858-02-01 Balloon flight [18] Richmond, Victoria "Australasian" Balloon Joseph Dean
1879 1879-04-14 Parachute descent (of balloon and pilot) [19] Melbourne "Aurora" Balloon Henri L'Estrange
1888 1888-12-08 Parachute descent [19] Ashfield, New South Wales "Gem" Balloon J.T. Williams
1890 1890-02-08 Parachute descent by a woman [20] Newcastle, New South Wales "Australia" Balloon Valerie Freitas (as "Valerie Van Tassell")
1894 1894-11-12 Unpowered flight using heavier-than-air device (kites) [21] Stanwell Park, New South Wales Four box kites Lawrence Hargrave
1909 1909-12-05 Flight of heavier-than-air machine (glider) [22] Narrabeen, New South Wales Taylor Biplane Glider George Augustine Taylor
1909 1909-12-09 Powered flight of heavier-than-air machine [23] Sydney Wright Model A Colin Defries
1910 1910-07-16 Flight of Australian-built plane [24] Mia Mia, Victoria Duigan pusher biplane John Duigan
1911 1911-12-05 First airman to qualify as pilot in Australia (Licence No. 1) [25] Sydney Bristol Boxkite William Ewart Hart
1912 1912-08-06 Military pilot [26] England Deperdussin monoplane Henry Petre
1914 1914-03-01 Military flight [27] Point Cook Bristol Boxkite Eric Harrison
1914 1914-05-11 Seaplane flight [28] Sydney Maurice Farman "hydro-aeroplane" Maurice Guillaux
1914 1914-07-18 Air mail [29] Melbourne to Sydney Blériot XI Maurice Guillaux
1919 1919-08-06 Air mail over-water flight (in Southern Hemisphere) [30] Adelaide to Minlaton Avro 504 Harry Butler
1919 1919-11-16 Crossing of continent [31] Melbourne to Port Darwin B.E.2e Henry Wrigley and Arthur Murphy
1919 1919-12-16 Bass Strait [32] Stanley, Tasmania to Torquay, Victoria Boulton Paul P.9 Arthur L. Long
1924 1924-05-19 Circumnavigation of continent [33] Point Cook, Victoria to St Kilda, Victoria, anti-clockwise Fairey III floatplane Ivor McIntyre, Stanley Goble
1928 1928-05-17 Royal Flying Doctor Service [34] Cloncurry, Queensland to Julia Creek, Queensland de Havilland DH.50 Arthur Affleck
1934 1934-10-01 Autogyro flight [35] Essendon Aerodrome Cierva Douglas Robertson
1937 1937-11-21 Parachute descent by female [36] Essendon Airco DH.4 Jean Burns

Regional

Joseph Joel Hammond flying his Bristol Boxkite at Ascot Racecourse (Mascot, NSW) April 1911.
Year Date State Event Location Machine Aviator(s)
1910 1910-03-12/3 SA First flight in South Australia [37] Bolivar, South Australia Bleriot monoplane Carl William 'Bill' Wittber
1910 1910-03-17 SA First controlled flight in South Australia [38] Bolivar, South Australia Bleriot monoplane Fred Custance
1910 1910-03-18 Vic Flight at Diggers Rest [38] Diggers Rest, Victoria Voisin biplane Harry Houdini
1911 1911-04-18 NSW Flight at Sydney Airport (site) [39] Sydney Airport Bristol Boxkite Joseph Joel Hammond
1931 1931-04-01 NSW Flight at Lord Howe Island [40] Lord Howe Island Gypsy Moth seaplane Francis Chichester

Images

See also

References

  1. ^ Garrisson, A.D., "McNamara, Frank Hubert (Francis) (1894–1961)", " Australian Dictionary of Biography", 1986. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  2. ^ Burness, Peter, " The 1919 Air Race", "Australian War Memorial", 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  3. ^ Muller, Natalie, "The first solo flight from England to Australia was completed on this day by Australian aviator Bert Hinkler", "australiangeographic.com.au", 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  4. ^ Jones, Michael, "Conquering Distance: Kingsford Smith and the first trans-Pacific flight", "National Museum of Australia", 2008-06. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  5. ^ NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage, "1928 First trans-Tasman flight", "NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage", 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  6. ^ Australian Aviation Hall of Fame, "Sir George Hubert Wilkins", Australian Aviation Hall of Fame . Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  7. ^ Hsiao, Patrick, "On this day: Darwin applauds record flight", "Australian Geographic", 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  8. ^ "Route of the World Flight of Kingsford Smith". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 July 1930. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  9. ^ NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage, "Completion of first trans-Tasman solo flight", "NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage", 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  10. ^ The West Australian, "Solo to Cape Town. Mrs. Bonney's Record.", The West Australian , 1937-09-16. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  11. ^ The History Journal, "Across the Southern Ocean" Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, "The History Journal". Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  12. ^ Pitkin, Melanie, "The Frigate Bird II and her Captain Revealed", Powerhouse Museum, 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  13. ^ Baker, Rebecca, "On this day: Dick Smith's around-the-world solo flight", australiangeographic.com.au, 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  14. ^ The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society, "First Non-stop England-Australia Unrefuelled Flight - 1989", The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  15. ^ "Flight 'was something special' . . . on reflection". The Canberra Times. 22 November 1989. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. ^ NASA, "Andrew S. W. Thomas (Ph.D.)", NASA, 2014-03. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  17. ^ Arlington, Kim (7 September 2013). "'Magic': Ryan Campbell, 19, flies to a new world record". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  18. ^ Webb, Carolyn, "Melbourne to celebrate historic flight", theage.com.au, 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  19. ^ a b Mines, Frank, "Draft History Of Parachuting In Australia" Archived 10 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Parachute Federation. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  20. ^ "Sky Rider". 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  21. ^ Australian Aviation Hall of Fame, " Lawrence Hargrave", Australian Aviation Hall of Fame . Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  22. ^ National Museum of Australia, "Taylor's biplane glider replica", "National Museum of Australia". Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  23. ^ Monash University CTIE, "Colin Defries", Monash University CTIE . Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  24. ^ Museum Victoria, "Aeroplane - Duigan Biplane, Mia Mia, Victoria, 1910", Museum Victoria. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  25. ^ Issacs, Keith, "Hart, William Ewart (Bill) (1885–1943)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1983. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  26. ^ Garrisson, A.D., "Petre, Henry Aloysius (1884–1962)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1988. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  27. ^ Military History and Heritage Victoria, "RAAF Museum", Military History and Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  28. ^ Patterson, Robbie, "French pilot Maurice Guillaux made aviation history with first seaplane flight over Sydney ", dailytelegraph.com.au, 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  29. ^ Creedy, Steve, "Weather eye for airmail centenary flight", theaustralian.com.au , 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  30. ^ MacGillivray, Leith G., "Butler, Henry John (1889–1924)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1979. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  31. ^ Stephens, Alan, "Wrigley, Henry Neilson (1892–1987)", "Australian Dictionary of Biography", 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  32. ^ The Sun-Herald, "First Man To Fly Bass Strait Dies", The Sun-Herald, 1954-11-07. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  33. ^ Milln, Mike, "Flight Lieutenant Ivor Ewing McIntyre CBE AFC", "South Australian Aviation Museum", 2012-11. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  34. ^ AusPostalHistory.com, "50 Years Royal Flying Doctor Service 17th May 1928 to 17th May 1978", "AusPostalHistory.com". Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  35. ^ The Argus (Melbourne), "First Test Flights of Autogiro", The Argus (Melbourne ), 1934-10-02. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  36. ^ The Argus, "Parachute Jump, First Woman in Australia", The Argus, 1937-11-22. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  37. ^ Wittber, Carl (Bill) (1 January 2002). "Houdini's Australian dream: one for the record books". Monash University. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  38. ^ a b Prisk, Max (10 May 2008). "Houdini's Australian dream: one for the record books". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  39. ^ Hayes, Isabel, "100 years of Sydney Airport flying", "Sydney Morning Herald", 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  40. ^ Hughes, Peter, "Lord Howe Island, Australia: an island entire of itself", "Telegraph Media Group", 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  41. ^ Crome, Ernest Alfred, "E.A Crome collection of photographs on aviation", "National Library of Australia", 1987. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  42. ^ Miller, Horace Clive, " Horrie Miller aviation photograph collection, 1906 to 1984", "National Library of Australia", 1984. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  43. ^ Hood, Sam, "Hood Collection part II : [Aviation]", "State Library of New South Wales", 1998-12. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  44. ^ Hood, Sam, "Sam Hood : photographic collection, 1916-ca.1955", "State Library of New South Wales", 1998-12. Retrieved 2014-07-27.

Further reading

  • Brogden, Stanley (1960), "History of Australian Aviation", The Hawthorn Press.
  • Copley, Gregory R. (1976), "Australians in the Air" foreword by Sir Norman Brearley, Rigby. ISBN  0727001396
  • Gibson, Ron J. (1971), "Australia and Australians in Civil Aviation, An Index to Events, Volume 1 1823 - 1920" ISBN  0642981256
  • Lee, Adam (2008), "Australian Aviation, A Pictorial History", Axiom Publishing. ISBN  9781864765106

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_Australian_aviation_firsts&oldid=1218075093"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of firsts for aviation in Australia or for Australian aviators.

International

Frank McNamara (left), Kantara, Suez Canal, Egypt c. May 1917
Arrival of Sir Ross Smith's Vickers Vimy at Mascot, Sydney, NSW. 1920-02-14.
Bert Hinkler returning to Brisbane after his solo flight London to Brisbane, February 1928
Charles Kingsford-Smith with his Mother and Father, 1928.
Year Date Event Location Plane Aviator(s)
1917 1917-03-20 Victoria Cross for Australian Aviator [1] Gaza B.E.2c Frank McNamara (VC)
1919 1919-12-10 England to Australia [2] Hounslow to Darwin Vickers Vimy Keith Smith, Ross Smith
1928 1928-02-22 England to Australia, solo [3] Croydon Airport to Darwin Avro Avian Bert Hinkler
1928 1928-06-09 North America to Australia [4] Oakland to Brisbane Fokker F.VII Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, James Warner, Harry Lyon
1928 1928-09-11 Australia to New Zealand [5] Richmond, New South Wales to Christchurch Fokker F.VII Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, Harold Litchfield, Thomas H. McWilliams
1928 1928-12-20 Antarctic Continent, first flight over [6] Deception Island to Deception Island Lockheed Vega Hubert Wilkins
1930 1930-05-24 England to Australia, solo, female [7] Croydon Airport to Darwin Gipsy Moth Amy Johnson
1930 1930-07-04 Circumnavigation of Earth, via Australia [8] Oakland, California to Oakland, California, flying west Fokker F.VII Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm
1931 1931-01-07 Australia to New Zealand, solo [9] Sydney Airport to Hari Hari, Westland Avro Avian Guy Menzies
1937 1937-08-18 Australia to South Africa, solo via Asia [10] Archerfield to Cape Town Klemm Kl 32 Maude Bonney
1948 1948-11-20 Australia to South Africa, via Indian Ocean [11] Sydney Airport to Palmietfontein Airport Avro Lancastrian L.R. Ambrose
1951 1951-03-27 Australia to South America [12] Rose Bay, New South Wales to Valparaíso Catalina Patrick Gordon Taylor
1983 1983-07-22 Circumnavigation of Earth by helicopter, solo [13] Fort Worth, Texas to Fort Worth, Texas, flying east Bell 206B Jetranger III Dick Smith
1989 1989-08-17 England to Australia, non-stop [14] London Heathrow Airport to Sydney Airport Boeing 747-438 David Massy-Greene; George Lindeman
1989 1989-11-11 Circumnavigation of Earth, solo, female [15] Sydney to Sydney, flying east Piper Saratoga Gaby Kennard
1996 1996-05-19 Space flight [16] Kennedy Space Center to Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-77 Space Shuttle Endeavour Andrew Thomas
2013 2013-09-07 Circumnavigation of Earth, solo, teenager [17] Wollongong to Wollongong, flying east Cirrus SR22 Ryan Campbell

National

John Robertson Duigan at the Controls of his Biplane, Bendigo Racecourse, Victoria, 3 May 1911
William Ewart Hart in his Bristol Boxkite Biplane. 1912.
Maurice Guillaux and his Bleriot XI monoplane after the first mail and cargo flight Melbourne-Sydney. 1914-07-18
Year Date Event Location Machine Aviator(s)
1858 1858-02-01 Balloon flight [18] Richmond, Victoria "Australasian" Balloon Joseph Dean
1879 1879-04-14 Parachute descent (of balloon and pilot) [19] Melbourne "Aurora" Balloon Henri L'Estrange
1888 1888-12-08 Parachute descent [19] Ashfield, New South Wales "Gem" Balloon J.T. Williams
1890 1890-02-08 Parachute descent by a woman [20] Newcastle, New South Wales "Australia" Balloon Valerie Freitas (as "Valerie Van Tassell")
1894 1894-11-12 Unpowered flight using heavier-than-air device (kites) [21] Stanwell Park, New South Wales Four box kites Lawrence Hargrave
1909 1909-12-05 Flight of heavier-than-air machine (glider) [22] Narrabeen, New South Wales Taylor Biplane Glider George Augustine Taylor
1909 1909-12-09 Powered flight of heavier-than-air machine [23] Sydney Wright Model A Colin Defries
1910 1910-07-16 Flight of Australian-built plane [24] Mia Mia, Victoria Duigan pusher biplane John Duigan
1911 1911-12-05 First airman to qualify as pilot in Australia (Licence No. 1) [25] Sydney Bristol Boxkite William Ewart Hart
1912 1912-08-06 Military pilot [26] England Deperdussin monoplane Henry Petre
1914 1914-03-01 Military flight [27] Point Cook Bristol Boxkite Eric Harrison
1914 1914-05-11 Seaplane flight [28] Sydney Maurice Farman "hydro-aeroplane" Maurice Guillaux
1914 1914-07-18 Air mail [29] Melbourne to Sydney Blériot XI Maurice Guillaux
1919 1919-08-06 Air mail over-water flight (in Southern Hemisphere) [30] Adelaide to Minlaton Avro 504 Harry Butler
1919 1919-11-16 Crossing of continent [31] Melbourne to Port Darwin B.E.2e Henry Wrigley and Arthur Murphy
1919 1919-12-16 Bass Strait [32] Stanley, Tasmania to Torquay, Victoria Boulton Paul P.9 Arthur L. Long
1924 1924-05-19 Circumnavigation of continent [33] Point Cook, Victoria to St Kilda, Victoria, anti-clockwise Fairey III floatplane Ivor McIntyre, Stanley Goble
1928 1928-05-17 Royal Flying Doctor Service [34] Cloncurry, Queensland to Julia Creek, Queensland de Havilland DH.50 Arthur Affleck
1934 1934-10-01 Autogyro flight [35] Essendon Aerodrome Cierva Douglas Robertson
1937 1937-11-21 Parachute descent by female [36] Essendon Airco DH.4 Jean Burns

Regional

Joseph Joel Hammond flying his Bristol Boxkite at Ascot Racecourse (Mascot, NSW) April 1911.
Year Date State Event Location Machine Aviator(s)
1910 1910-03-12/3 SA First flight in South Australia [37] Bolivar, South Australia Bleriot monoplane Carl William 'Bill' Wittber
1910 1910-03-17 SA First controlled flight in South Australia [38] Bolivar, South Australia Bleriot monoplane Fred Custance
1910 1910-03-18 Vic Flight at Diggers Rest [38] Diggers Rest, Victoria Voisin biplane Harry Houdini
1911 1911-04-18 NSW Flight at Sydney Airport (site) [39] Sydney Airport Bristol Boxkite Joseph Joel Hammond
1931 1931-04-01 NSW Flight at Lord Howe Island [40] Lord Howe Island Gypsy Moth seaplane Francis Chichester

Images

See also

References

  1. ^ Garrisson, A.D., "McNamara, Frank Hubert (Francis) (1894–1961)", " Australian Dictionary of Biography", 1986. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  2. ^ Burness, Peter, " The 1919 Air Race", "Australian War Memorial", 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  3. ^ Muller, Natalie, "The first solo flight from England to Australia was completed on this day by Australian aviator Bert Hinkler", "australiangeographic.com.au", 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  4. ^ Jones, Michael, "Conquering Distance: Kingsford Smith and the first trans-Pacific flight", "National Museum of Australia", 2008-06. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  5. ^ NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage, "1928 First trans-Tasman flight", "NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage", 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  6. ^ Australian Aviation Hall of Fame, "Sir George Hubert Wilkins", Australian Aviation Hall of Fame . Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  7. ^ Hsiao, Patrick, "On this day: Darwin applauds record flight", "Australian Geographic", 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  8. ^ "Route of the World Flight of Kingsford Smith". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 July 1930. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  9. ^ NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage, "Completion of first trans-Tasman solo flight", "NZ Ministry for Culture and Heritage", 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  10. ^ The West Australian, "Solo to Cape Town. Mrs. Bonney's Record.", The West Australian , 1937-09-16. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  11. ^ The History Journal, "Across the Southern Ocean" Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, "The History Journal". Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  12. ^ Pitkin, Melanie, "The Frigate Bird II and her Captain Revealed", Powerhouse Museum, 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  13. ^ Baker, Rebecca, "On this day: Dick Smith's around-the-world solo flight", australiangeographic.com.au, 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  14. ^ The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society, "First Non-stop England-Australia Unrefuelled Flight - 1989", The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  15. ^ "Flight 'was something special' . . . on reflection". The Canberra Times. 22 November 1989. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  16. ^ NASA, "Andrew S. W. Thomas (Ph.D.)", NASA, 2014-03. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  17. ^ Arlington, Kim (7 September 2013). "'Magic': Ryan Campbell, 19, flies to a new world record". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  18. ^ Webb, Carolyn, "Melbourne to celebrate historic flight", theage.com.au, 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  19. ^ a b Mines, Frank, "Draft History Of Parachuting In Australia" Archived 10 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Parachute Federation. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  20. ^ "Sky Rider". 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  21. ^ Australian Aviation Hall of Fame, " Lawrence Hargrave", Australian Aviation Hall of Fame . Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  22. ^ National Museum of Australia, "Taylor's biplane glider replica", "National Museum of Australia". Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  23. ^ Monash University CTIE, "Colin Defries", Monash University CTIE . Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  24. ^ Museum Victoria, "Aeroplane - Duigan Biplane, Mia Mia, Victoria, 1910", Museum Victoria. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  25. ^ Issacs, Keith, "Hart, William Ewart (Bill) (1885–1943)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1983. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
  26. ^ Garrisson, A.D., "Petre, Henry Aloysius (1884–1962)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1988. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  27. ^ Military History and Heritage Victoria, "RAAF Museum", Military History and Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  28. ^ Patterson, Robbie, "French pilot Maurice Guillaux made aviation history with first seaplane flight over Sydney ", dailytelegraph.com.au, 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  29. ^ Creedy, Steve, "Weather eye for airmail centenary flight", theaustralian.com.au , 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  30. ^ MacGillivray, Leith G., "Butler, Henry John (1889–1924)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1979. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  31. ^ Stephens, Alan, "Wrigley, Henry Neilson (1892–1987)", "Australian Dictionary of Biography", 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  32. ^ The Sun-Herald, "First Man To Fly Bass Strait Dies", The Sun-Herald, 1954-11-07. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  33. ^ Milln, Mike, "Flight Lieutenant Ivor Ewing McIntyre CBE AFC", "South Australian Aviation Museum", 2012-11. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  34. ^ AusPostalHistory.com, "50 Years Royal Flying Doctor Service 17th May 1928 to 17th May 1978", "AusPostalHistory.com". Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  35. ^ The Argus (Melbourne), "First Test Flights of Autogiro", The Argus (Melbourne ), 1934-10-02. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  36. ^ The Argus, "Parachute Jump, First Woman in Australia", The Argus, 1937-11-22. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  37. ^ Wittber, Carl (Bill) (1 January 2002). "Houdini's Australian dream: one for the record books". Monash University. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  38. ^ a b Prisk, Max (10 May 2008). "Houdini's Australian dream: one for the record books". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  39. ^ Hayes, Isabel, "100 years of Sydney Airport flying", "Sydney Morning Herald", 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  40. ^ Hughes, Peter, "Lord Howe Island, Australia: an island entire of itself", "Telegraph Media Group", 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  41. ^ Crome, Ernest Alfred, "E.A Crome collection of photographs on aviation", "National Library of Australia", 1987. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  42. ^ Miller, Horace Clive, " Horrie Miller aviation photograph collection, 1906 to 1984", "National Library of Australia", 1984. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  43. ^ Hood, Sam, "Hood Collection part II : [Aviation]", "State Library of New South Wales", 1998-12. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  44. ^ Hood, Sam, "Sam Hood : photographic collection, 1916-ca.1955", "State Library of New South Wales", 1998-12. Retrieved 2014-07-27.

Further reading

  • Brogden, Stanley (1960), "History of Australian Aviation", The Hawthorn Press.
  • Copley, Gregory R. (1976), "Australians in the Air" foreword by Sir Norman Brearley, Rigby. ISBN  0727001396
  • Gibson, Ron J. (1971), "Australia and Australians in Civil Aviation, An Index to Events, Volume 1 1823 - 1920" ISBN  0642981256
  • Lee, Adam (2008), "Australian Aviation, A Pictorial History", Axiom Publishing. ISBN  9781864765106

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_Australian_aviation_firsts&oldid=1218075093"

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