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Due to lack of time to plan a major event, the Celebration of a Flight to a Lady event will not be held in 2022. It is hoped to have the event in the future provided that local community involvement in the staging of the event can be obtained. The date is right in the middle of the harvest season.

Whoops! Wrong location map entered. My old home. Sorry. Damned autofill!

The brunch was well attended by pilots from around the area. Unfortunately weather at many departure points prevented more aircraft coming over for a snag and cuppa. The event was very well attended by members of the public who showed a great interest in the variety of aircraft put on view. Thanks to those pilots who made their aircraft available for inspection and shared their enthusiasm with the public.

The aim of the gathering was to inform aviation buffs of the establishment of the museum and development of the airport as a tourism destination for recreational fliers. Work is underway to widen the scope of the museum as well as to develop the airport as a "camp under the wing" site, with toilets and shower facilities or, in conjunction with the accommodation providers of the town, to provide for overnight stays. 

These plans will be further advanced during the organising for the Arthur Butler World Record Celebration weekend on the 12/13th November this year.

Airfield report Saturday 21/5/22

The strip is in tip-top condition. All dried out. The grass has been mown. There are two parking areas depending if you want the public to be able to come and see your plane. Ground control will direct you to your choice of parking. The whole airport is an attractive site in a very attractive countryside. 

For those of you seeking the $100 hamburger, there will be a Lions Club bar-b-que and there is a coffee van. The CWA ladies are cooking up a storm. Even the people from the Emu farm are coming to show off their wares. 

CATHEADS: There has been a program of spraying over several years to eliminate these rotten sods, and as a result, you won't get any in your tyres.

They're in the foxg love. Yummy.

RUNWAY CONDITION REPORT

I did post this information elsewhere, but here it is for those in need.

The runway at Tooraweenah was constructed for all-weather use. The airport was a hub for Butler Aviation where smaller aircraft, such as De Haviland Rapides and Herons brought passengers from various directions to join DC-3s to get to Sydney. So the runway has capacity for aircraft much heavier than any recreational type. In order to be serviceable in all weathers, the drainage was arranged so that there would be no flow across or along it. Any rain falling onto the runway itself quickly drains away.

The runway was inspected on Monday and found to be serviceable. A training flight from Mudgee reported that the strip was in good condition.

On 12/05/2022 at 9:57 PM, Old Koreelah said:

The day after the election. Vote early, get one yer bike (or plane).

I hear the strip is now in good condition.

I'll be involved in a working bee there on the day before. I'll post a condition report on Saturday evening.

The RAAF’s No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School (No 10. EFTS) was the largest and longest surviving of WWII, with around 10,000 personnel and 2400 pilots passing through by the time it closed in 1946.

Temora Aviation Museum is seeking the relatives of around 10,000 personnel who trained at Temora from 1941 to 1946 in order to invite them to reconnect with Temora Aviation Museum and learn more about their family history.

No. 100 Squadron RAAF has been reformed for the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) centenary year. The squadron’s return to the sky after a 75-year absence comes with a new name – the Air Force Heritage Squadron. It will will fly heritage aircraft, including Mustangs, Spitfires, Sopwith Pups and Tiger Moths, from two locations: RAAF Base Point Cook in Victoria, and Temora.

No. 100 Squadron is steeped in history, having raised, in early 1942, from the remnants of a British unit No. 100 Sqn (RAF), destroyed in the Malayan Campaign , and was named in that unit's honour. Despite this link, No. 100 Squadron RAAF was an Australian squadron throughout its existence and considered to be separate from its British namesake. From its bases in Queensland and Papua New Guinea, the air force bomber and maritime patrol carried out torpedo and level bombing sorties against Japanese targets in the Pacific theatre of war, including the famous Battle of the Bismarck Sea in March 1943, before disbanding in August 1946.