135 results found
| Registration / Serial: | A31-1 |
| Military Code: | Y |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86B Express |
| C/n (msn): | 2360 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1941 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 127248Submit Correction |
| View count: | 738 |
Ex VH-UYV. Damaged on takeoff August 15, 1944. Location not given. Scrapped.
| Registration / Serial: | A31-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86B Express |
| C/n (msn): | 2360 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1941 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | A31-1 |
| Military Code: | Y |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 86 Express |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86B Express |
| C/n (msn): | 2360 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1941 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 127248Submit Correction |
| View count: | 738 |
Ex VH-UYV. Damaged on takeoff August 15, 1944. Location not given. Scrapped.
| Registration / Serial: | A31-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 86B Express |
| C/n (msn): | 2360 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1941 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-ARD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Piper PA-25 Pawnee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Piper PA-25 Pawnee |
| Aircraft Version: | Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| C/n (msn): | 25-2224 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1965 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Photo ID: | 126386Submit Correction |
| View count: | 229 |
Crashed near Harparary, New South Wales, on August 4, 1967.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-ARD |
| Aircraft Version: | Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| C/n (msn): | 25-2224 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1965 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-ARD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Piper PA-25 Pawnee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Piper PA-25 Pawnee |
| Aircraft Version: | Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| C/n (msn): | 25-2224 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1965 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Photo ID: | 126386Submit Correction |
| View count: | 229 |
Crashed near Harparary, New South Wales, on August 4, 1967.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-ARD |
| Aircraft Version: | Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| C/n (msn): | 25-2224 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | October 1965 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-BGU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Auster J-5/8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Auster J-5/8 Adventurer/Aiglet Trainer/Alpine/Autocar |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-5B Autocar |
| C/n (msn): | 3268 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 17 October 1964 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Photo ID: | 126078Submit Correction |
| View count: | 357 |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-BGU |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-5B Autocar |
| C/n (msn): | 3268 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 17 October 1964 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-BGU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Auster J-5/8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Auster J-5/8 Adventurer/Aiglet Trainer/Alpine/Autocar |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-5B Autocar |
| C/n (msn): | 3268 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 17 October 1964 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Photo ID: | 126078Submit Correction |
| View count: | 357 |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-BGU |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-5B Autocar |
| C/n (msn): | 3268 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 17 October 1964 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-AAG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide (Dominie) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Mk.3 |
| C/n (msn): | 6668 |
| Operator Titles: | Alpine Airways |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 125540Submit Correction |
| View count: | 389 |
VH-AAG became derelict at Darwin after being damaged in collision with a kangaroo in 1963.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-AAG |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Mk.3 |
| C/n (msn): | 6668 |
| Operator Titles: | Alpine Airways |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-AAG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide (Dominie) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Mk.3 |
| C/n (msn): | 6668 |
| Operator Titles: | Alpine Airways |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 125540Submit Correction |
| View count: | 389 |
VH-AAG became derelict at Darwin after being damaged in collision with a kangaroo in 1963.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-AAG |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Mk.3 |
| C/n (msn): | 6668 |
| Operator Titles: | Alpine Airways |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | PH-AJU |
| Other Marks: | 44 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-2-115A |
| C/n (msn): | 1317 |
| Operator Titles: | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | Uiver |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Event: | MacRobertson Air Race 1934 |
| Photo Date: | 1 November 1934 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 125350Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1117 |
This is the genuine PH-AJU Uiver. After winning the handicap section of the Mildenhall to Melbourne air race, the aircraft made several goodwill flights before departing back to Batavia (Jakarta). In 1934, Cootamundra was a hub for air mail services from Europe, which is why it was one of the towns to receive a visit. PH-AJU crashed in poor weather near Rutbah Wells, Iraq, on December 20, 1934.
| Registration / Serial: | PH-AJU |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-2-115A |
| C/n (msn): | 1317 |
| Operator Titles: | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1 November 1934 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | PH-AJU |
| Other Marks: | 44 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-2-115A |
| C/n (msn): | 1317 |
| Operator Titles: | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | Uiver |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Event: | MacRobertson Air Race 1934 |
| Photo Date: | 1 November 1934 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 125350Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1117 |
This is the genuine PH-AJU Uiver. After winning the handicap section of the Mildenhall to Melbourne air race, the aircraft made several goodwill flights before departing back to Batavia (Jakarta). In 1934, Cootamundra was a hub for air mail services from Europe, which is why it was one of the towns to receive a visit. PH-AJU crashed in poor weather near Rutbah Wells, Iraq, on December 20, 1934.
| Registration / Serial: | PH-AJU |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-2-115A |
| C/n (msn): | 1317 |
| Operator Titles: | KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1 November 1934 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-RFC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna 150 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna 150 |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna 150 |
| C/n (msn): | 17083 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1961 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 121929Submit Correction |
| View count: | 309 |
VH-RFC was registered in July 1959
| Registration / Serial: | VH-RFC |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna 150 |
| C/n (msn): | 17083 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1961 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-RFC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna 150 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna 150 |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna 150 |
| C/n (msn): | 17083 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1961 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 121929Submit Correction |
| View count: | 309 |
VH-RFC was registered in July 1959
| Registration / Serial: | VH-RFC |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna 150 |
| C/n (msn): | 17083 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1961 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-KDA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Auster J-1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Auster J-1 Autocrat/Alpha/Aiglet/Workmaster |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-1N Alpha |
| C/n (msn): | 3379 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 17 October 1964 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Photo ID: | 121791Submit Correction |
| View count: | 287 |
Registered in May 1958
| Registration / Serial: | VH-KDA |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-1N Alpha |
| C/n (msn): | 3379 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 17 October 1964 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-KDA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Auster J-1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Auster J-1 Autocrat/Alpha/Aiglet/Workmaster |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-1N Alpha |
| C/n (msn): | 3379 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 17 October 1964 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Photo ID: | 121791Submit Correction |
| View count: | 287 |
Registered in May 1958
| Registration / Serial: | VH-KDA |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-1N Alpha |
| C/n (msn): | 3379 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 17 October 1964 |
| Photo by: | Bob Neate |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-KKK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech B33 Debonair |
| C/n (msn): | CD-454 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1964 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Photo ID: | 116635Submit Correction |
| View count: | 632 |
VH-KKK was reregistered VH-KRK in June 1965. 07/01/1966 Destroyed by fire during refuelling mishap.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-KKK |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech B33 Debonair |
| C/n (msn): | CD-454 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1964 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-KKK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 33 Debonair/Bonanza |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech B33 Debonair |
| C/n (msn): | CD-454 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1964 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Photo ID: | 116635Submit Correction |
| View count: | 632 |
VH-KKK was reregistered VH-KRK in June 1965. 07/01/1966 Destroyed by fire during refuelling mishap.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-KKK |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech B33 Debonair |
| C/n (msn): | CD-454 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1964 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOT |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Commonwealth CA-28 Ceres |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Commonwealth CA-28 Ceres |
| Aircraft Version: | Commonwealth CA-28 Ceres |
| C/n (msn): | CA28-19 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1970 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 110043Submit Correction |
| View count: | 334 |
The Ceres was developed from the Wirraway trainer, itself a development of the North American NA-16, the progenitor of the famous AT-6 Texan/Harvard.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOT |
| Aircraft Version: | Commonwealth CA-28 Ceres |
| C/n (msn): | CA28-19 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1970 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOT |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Commonwealth CA-28 Ceres |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Commonwealth CA-28 Ceres |
| Aircraft Version: | Commonwealth CA-28 Ceres |
| C/n (msn): | CA28-19 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1970 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 110043Submit Correction |
| View count: | 334 |
The Ceres was developed from the Wirraway trainer, itself a development of the North American NA-16, the progenitor of the famous AT-6 Texan/Harvard.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOT |
| Aircraft Version: | Commonwealth CA-28 Ceres |
| C/n (msn): | CA28-19 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1970 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Merlin Glider |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Merlin Glider |
| Aircraft Version: | Merlin Glider |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 107972Submit Correction |
| View count: | 402 |
The unregistered and unapproved Merlin training glider built for the Gliding Club of Victoria by a team led by Norm Hyde. Tail from a Slingsby Kadet but rest original. Flew April 1943 as a tandem 2-seater with parasol wing. Crashed Benalla during a winch launch at club's 1948/49 summer camp. It had done 2600 flights for the club. Wreckage sold to RAAF Forest Hill and rebuilt by cadets. New fuselage but wing and tail from original. Crashed. Sold to Canberra Gliding Club and rebuilt as seen in photo. Crashed Cootamundra on December 27, 1959 when wing detached after casting off from an aero tow.
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Version: | Merlin Glider |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Merlin Glider |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Merlin Glider |
| Aircraft Version: | Merlin Glider |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 107972Submit Correction |
| View count: | 402 |
The unregistered and unapproved Merlin training glider built for the Gliding Club of Victoria by a team led by Norm Hyde. Tail from a Slingsby Kadet but rest original. Flew April 1943 as a tandem 2-seater with parasol wing. Crashed Benalla during a winch launch at club's 1948/49 summer camp. It had done 2600 flights for the club. Wreckage sold to RAAF Forest Hill and rebuilt by cadets. New fuselage but wing and tail from original. Crashed. Sold to Canberra Gliding Club and rebuilt as seen in photo. Crashed Cootamundra on December 27, 1959 when wing detached after casting off from an aero tow.
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Version: | Merlin Glider |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1561 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | February 1971 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 107936Submit Correction |
| View count: | 256 |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOG |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1561 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | February 1971 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1561 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | February 1971 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 107936Submit Correction |
| View count: | 256 |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOG |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1561 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | February 1971 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Merlin Glider |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Merlin Glider |
| Aircraft Version: | Merlin Glider |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | December 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 107916Submit Correction |
| View count: | 308 |
Investigators examine the wreckage of the Merlin glider of the Canberra Gliding Club, which crashed on 27 December 1959 when its wing detached soon after casting off from an aero tow. Pilot killed. The wing strut to fuselage attachments were inadequate, as the result of a rebuilt after an earlier accident. The unregistered glider first flew in 1943 and had made several thousand flights before the fatal final rebuild. Gliding was unregulated in 1943 with no registration or type approvals required. When gliding became regulated in the 1950s, existing gliders did not have to comply.
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Version: | Merlin Glider |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | December 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Merlin Glider |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Merlin Glider |
| Aircraft Version: | Merlin Glider |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | December 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 107916Submit Correction |
| View count: | 308 |
Investigators examine the wreckage of the Merlin glider of the Canberra Gliding Club, which crashed on 27 December 1959 when its wing detached soon after casting off from an aero tow. Pilot killed. The wing strut to fuselage attachments were inadequate, as the result of a rebuilt after an earlier accident. The unregistered glider first flew in 1943 and had made several thousand flights before the fatal final rebuild. Gliding was unregulated in 1943 with no registration or type approvals required. When gliding became regulated in the 1950s, existing gliders did not have to comply.
| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Version: | Merlin Glider |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | December 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WIT |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna 180 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna 180/Skywagon 180 (U-17) |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna 180B |
| C/n (msn): | 50635 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1962 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 106393Submit Correction |
| View count: | 268 |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WIT |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna 180B |
| C/n (msn): | 50635 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1962 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WIT |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna 180 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna 180/Skywagon 180 (U-17) |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna 180B |
| C/n (msn): | 50635 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1962 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 106393Submit Correction |
| View count: | 268 |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WIT |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna 180B |
| C/n (msn): | 50635 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1962 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WFF |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth |
| Licence-built by: | De Havilland Australia |
| C/n (msn): | DHA467 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1959 to March 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 105171Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1507 |
VH-WFF was reregistered VH-WEF in March 1959.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WFF |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth |
| C/n (msn): | DHA467 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1959 to March 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WFF |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth |
| Licence-built by: | De Havilland Australia |
| C/n (msn): | DHA467 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1959 to March 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 105171Submit Correction |
| View count: | 1507 |
VH-WFF was reregistered VH-WEF in March 1959.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WFF |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth |
| C/n (msn): | DHA467 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | January 1959 to March 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1561 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1965 to 1975 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 103091Submit Correction |
| View count: | 308 |
Photo from the Ben Dannecker Collection showing VH-WOG with one of Airland's Ceres.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOG |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1561 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1965 to 1975 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOG |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1561 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1965 to 1975 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 103091Submit Correction |
| View count: | 308 |
Photo from the Ben Dannecker Collection showing VH-WOG with one of Airland's Ceres.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WOG |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1561 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1965 to 1975 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-MBB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Taylorcraft Plus D |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Taylorcraft D/E/F/G/J Auster Mk1/2/3/4/5 |
| Aircraft Version: | Taylorcraft E Auster Mk3 |
| C/n (msn): | 455 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 6 January 1966 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Photo ID: | 101420Submit Correction |
| View count: | 153 |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-MBB |
| Aircraft Version: | Taylorcraft E Auster Mk3 |
| C/n (msn): | 455 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 6 January 1966 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-MBB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Taylorcraft Plus D |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Taylorcraft D/E/F/G/J Auster Mk1/2/3/4/5 |
| Aircraft Version: | Taylorcraft E Auster Mk3 |
| C/n (msn): | 455 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 6 January 1966 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Photo ID: | 101420Submit Correction |
| View count: | 153 |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-MBB |
| Aircraft Version: | Taylorcraft E Auster Mk3 |
| C/n (msn): | 455 |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 6 January 1966 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-IAL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Auster J-5/8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Auster J-5/8 Adventurer/Aiglet Trainer/Alpine/Autocar |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-5 Adventurer |
| C/n (msn): | 2882 |
| Operator Titles: | Country Life Newspaper |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | September 1966 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Photo ID: | 98813Submit Correction |
| View count: | 217 |
VH-IAL tangled with power lines near Deniliquin, New South Wales, on December 3, 1965. It is seen here 10 months later at Cootamundra. It did not return to the register.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-IAL |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-5 Adventurer |
| C/n (msn): | 2882 |
| Operator Titles: | Country Life Newspaper |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | September 1966 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-IAL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Auster J-5/8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Auster J-5/8 Adventurer/Aiglet Trainer/Alpine/Autocar |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-5 Adventurer |
| C/n (msn): | 2882 |
| Operator Titles: | Country Life Newspaper |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | September 1966 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Photo ID: | 98813Submit Correction |
| View count: | 217 |
VH-IAL tangled with power lines near Deniliquin, New South Wales, on December 3, 1965. It is seen here 10 months later at Cootamundra. It did not return to the register.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-IAL |
| Aircraft Version: | Auster J-5 Adventurer |
| C/n (msn): | 2882 |
| Operator Titles: | Country Life Newspaper |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | September 1966 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WET |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth |
| C/n (msn): | LES9 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1962 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 97784Submit Correction |
| View count: | 432 |
Tiger Moths used for agricultural flying were fitted with roll bars in an effort to protect pilots. They continued to suffer a high accident rate and from December 31, 1964 were banned from ag operations.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WET |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth |
| C/n (msn): | LES9 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1962 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WET |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 82 Tiger Moth |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth |
| C/n (msn): | LES9 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1962 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 97784Submit Correction |
| View count: | 432 |
Tiger Moths used for agricultural flying were fitted with roll bars in an effort to protect pilots. They continued to suffer a high accident rate and from December 31, 1964 were banned from ag operations.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-WET |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth |
| C/n (msn): | LES9 |
| Operator Titles: | Airland |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 1962 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-TAV |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3(C) |
| C/n (msn): | 13622 |
| Operator Titles: | Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA |
| Aircraft Name: | Leichhardt |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 18 October 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 97776Submit Correction |
| View count: | 332 |
Cootamundra's location midway on Sydney-Melbourne railway line made it the final stop on the 1934 UK-Australia air mail service. Flying mail direct to these major cities was seen as a threat to the railways, which were owned by the states and unionised. Butler Air Transport DH84s picked up the mail from Qantas at Charleville. The arrival of Empire flying boats on the route in 1938 ended Cootamundra's (and Charleville's) role.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-TAV |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3(C) |
| C/n (msn): | 13622 |
| Operator Titles: | Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 18 October 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-TAV |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3(C) |
| C/n (msn): | 13622 |
| Operator Titles: | Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA |
| Aircraft Name: | Leichhardt |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 18 October 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 97776Submit Correction |
| View count: | 332 |
Cootamundra's location midway on Sydney-Melbourne railway line made it the final stop on the 1934 UK-Australia air mail service. Flying mail direct to these major cities was seen as a threat to the railways, which were owned by the states and unionised. Butler Air Transport DH84s picked up the mail from Qantas at Charleville. The arrival of Empire flying boats on the route in 1938 ended Cootamundra's (and Charleville's) role.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-TAV |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3(C) |
| C/n (msn): | 13622 |
| Operator Titles: | Trans-Australia Airlines - TAA |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | 18 October 1959 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-CLH |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 65 Queen Air |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 65/70/80/88 Queen Air (L-23/U-8) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech 70 Queen Air |
| C/n (msn): | LB-20 |
| Operator Titles: | Masling Airlines |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | July 1981 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 97692Submit Correction |
| View count: | 349 |
VH-CLH at its home base.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-CLH |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech 70 Queen Air |
| C/n (msn): | LB-20 |
| Operator Titles: | Masling Airlines |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | July 1981 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Registration / Serial: | VH-CLH |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 65 Queen Air |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 65/70/80/88 Queen Air (L-23/U-8) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech 70 Queen Air |
| C/n (msn): | LB-20 |
| Operator Titles: | Masling Airlines |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | July 1981 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 97692Submit Correction |
| View count: | 349 |
VH-CLH at its home base.
| Registration / Serial: | VH-CLH |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech 70 Queen Air |
| C/n (msn): | LB-20 |
| Operator Titles: | Masling Airlines |
| City / Airport: | Cootamundra (YCTM / CMD)Map | Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Photo Date: | July 1981 |
| Photo from: | Ben Dannecker (via David Carter) |