This is the second Tiger Moth to carry the reg VH-APB. Built for the RAAF as A17-116, post-war is became VH-ATQ in 1957. Later converted to one of the extensive fleet of Super Spread crop sprayers (just imagine that!) as VH-SSB. Registered VH-APB on 21 July 1989. Seen here at the start of the Federation Airshows in the Outback, where for two weeks they did a roaring trade in joyrides.

Aerobatic ace Chris Sperou's Pitts on static display at Cloncurry during the Federation Airshows in the Outback. This aircraft was registered new Australia on 19 December 1978.

This aircraft was the first Tecnam imported into Australia. When I photographed it here at Cloncurry during the Federation Airshows in the Outback, it was the importer's demonstrator (that's Bruce wiping off the wing). It had been registered on 11 August 2000 and transferred to the RAAus register as 24-3979 on 2 October 2003. Just to confuse matters, since then there have been two more Tecnams registered VH-VET!

'Southern Preservation' taxying for departure at Hughenden after an over-night stop during the Federation Airshows in the Outback. The evening before virtually every person in town came out to the airport to look at the aircraft - after all, it's not every day a Super Connie drops in to an out-of-the-way place like Hughenden!

One of the 70 aircraft that participated in the Federation Airshows in the Outback (this one in the Air Rally) on arrival at Charleville to begin two weeks of fantastic flying in the Queensland outback. This 1979 Tiger was first registered in Australia on 5 July 1996.

This replica of Kinsgsford Smith and Ulm's famous 'Southern Cross' was built as a bicentennial project at Parafield and registered on 3 Jun '87. First flight made in Aug '87. It is powered by 3 x 300hp Jacobs R-755A2 (original had 220hp Wright J-5s) and endurance 7 hrs at 90kts. Badly damaged on landing 25 Apr '02 at Parafield after right wheel fell off on takeoff. Currently reported to be with HARS for repairs and future ops. Seen here at the start of the Federation Airshows in the Outback.

On static display during the Federation Airshows in the Outback in front of the historic Qantas hangar. Allocated the US registration N102EP but re-registered new in Australia as VH-FDP(4) 'John Flynn' for the RFDS on 6 November 1985. A few months after this photo was taken, on 19 November 2001, it was replaced by a new Pilatus PC-12 registered VH-FDP(5). Returned to USA as N277SW. Cloncurry was the first flying doctor base and Q.A.N.T.A.S. operated the first service on contract in 1928.