
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | VH-AJE |
Aircraft Original Type: | Auster J-1 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Auster J-1 Autocrat/Alpha/Aiglet/Workmaster |
Aircraft Version: | Auster J-1 Autocrat |
C/n (msn): | 1874 |
Location | |
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Location: | In Flight |
Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
Photo Date: | July 1959 |
Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 520617 |
Photo Comment |
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VH-AJE photographed on final to what was then runway 29 (not a current runway) at Bankstown airport (YSBK) at the end of what was claimed to be the shortest air service in the world at the time. The service connected Sydney airport (YSSY) to Bankstown, a distance of little more than 15km. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales This photo was added on 20 November 2022, and has since been viewed 235 times. |