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Names

Name PrimaryThe Airways Museum Civil Aviation Photography

IDs

ID LocalAIRM005

ID Urihttp://www.airwaysmuseum.com/index.htm

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionThe Airways Museum holds a photograph collection relating to the history of the two Melbourne Airports at Essendon and Tullamarine. It also has material relating to Civil Aviation in Papua New Guinea, Australia's Civil Empire Flying Boats & their Bases, Australian, Propliners of the Fifties and Radio Aids to Navigation.

Full DescriptionThe Airways Museum holds a photograph collection relating to the history of the two Melbourne Airports at Essendon and Tullamarine. It also has material relating to Civil Aviation in Papua New Guinea, Australia's Civil Empire Flying Boats & their Bases, Australian, Propliners of the Fifties and Radio Aids to Navigation.

SignificanceThese photographs are significant for the role they played in the history of Australian air transport.

Rightssee Civil Aviation Historical Society/Airways Museum

AccessFor information on the use of this material contact Civil Aviation Historical Society/Airways Museum. Telephone: (03) 9374 3905 or +61 3 9374 3905 (international) Email: cahs@optusnet.com.au

NoteA selection of material is available on line. Further material is held at the Museum

Subjects

localAir traffic control; Airports; Bases; Civil Aviation; Control Towers; Empire; Flying Boats; Instrumentation; Navigation; Photography; Propliners; Radio Aids; World war Two

scotAir traffic control; Airport; Navigation; Photography; Pilots

Coverage Spatial

TextPapua New Guinea; Essendon, Melbourne, Australia; Tullamarine, Melbourne Australia

Coverage Temporal

From1928

To2000

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:43

Date Created in MME2011-06-03 12:12