Murwillumbah airfield flood today

[Farcoffs]

[rodgerc]

Heart breaking 

[kgwilson]

South Grafton Aerodrome is also flooded and all hangars have water in them. I have been busy with SES for the last 2 days but am dreading what I find when I am able to get back to my plane. I got the attached photo at lunch time and the water was till rising.

Edited February 28, 2022 by kgwilson

[Garfly]

13 hours ago, kgwilson said:

South Grafton Aerodrome is also flooded and all hangars have water in them. I have been busy with SES for the last 2 days but am dreading what I find when I am able to get back to my plane. I got the attached photo at lunch time and the water was till rising.

Wow! sorry to hear about that KG.  Crossing fingers that your aircraft will not be badly damaged.

[facthunter]

Flood submerged parts should be dismantled and thoroughly cleaned and dried as soon as possible. Silt and mud hosed out fully. . it's about stopping corrosion. Nev

[kgwilson]

The Clarence river was at 7.6 metres at Grafton. The levee height is 7.9 metres so 300mm to spare. Now at 7.5 metres so starting to subside. The water level on the aerodrome continues to rise but very gradually. There is a good half a metre of water & up to 1 metre in some hangars. The clubhouse is a metre off the ground and water is beginning to come up through the floor boards. The flood gates will only re-open when the flood level gets below 3 metres so the water will last for at least another couple of days. Before and after shots below.

 

[RossK]

Hoping for a miracle for you and your fellow flyers at South Grafton KG 🙏

[kgwilson]

South Grafton Aerodrome tinnie mooring

 

 

[Garfly]

This is a mate's Cherokee 6, just emerged from the swamp at Murwillumbah.

 

 

And here it is in happier times; having fun with its friends at Armidale (NSW).

 

 

 

 

[pmccarthy]

Where's the boo hoo emoji?

 

[Garfly]

46 minutes ago, pmccarthy said:

Where's the boo hoo emoji?

 

 

Like this?

 

 

 

Or this? 

 

 

     (  ... okay, not an emoji but possibly apt  ;- )

 

 

 

 

[Blueadventures]

On 28/02/2022 at 10:07 PM, kgwilson said:

South Grafton Aerodrome is also flooded and all hangars have water in them. I have been busy with SES for the last 2 days but am dreading what I find when I am able to get back to my plane. I got the attached photo at lunch time and the water was till rising.

Hopping for you and your mates their all ok inside the hangars and the level subsides soon.  Its not a nice feel of curiosity about how the aircraft are.

[planedriver]

I was in the area just after the last flood and that was sad enough for me to see.

Wishing all in the area good luck and hoping that things are a little better for those affected.

At least my daughter-in-law is up the hill and away from it all, even if they can't get down into town.

[graham brown]

Kevin, hope the Morgan is winched up to the roof in the hangar and all works out OK. Taree is high and dry but water as far as you can see off the ends of the runways. No where as bad as up your way.

[Garfly]

3 hours ago, graham brown said:

Taree is high and dry but water as far as you can see off the ends of the runways. No where as bad as up your way.

 

This pic shows how the Taree airport is on ground somewhat higher than the river level and the hangars are a bit higher still than the runways.  Last year's floods came up to cover the far (22) threshold.