13 January 2009

Trip To Temora Aviation Museum's Flying Day

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The local American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics section is running in conjunction with the Canberra branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society and Young Engineers Australia Canberra Division…

A TRIP TO TEMORA AVIATION MUSEUM’S FLYING DAY

Join us on a coach trip to the Temora Aviation Museum to see, hear and experience one of the world’s finest collections of flying historic aircraft in action. See the only flying Spitfire and the oldest flying Tiger Moth in Australia, the Super Constellation, Meteor, Vampire, Dragonfly, Canberra Bomber and numerous other aircraft in the air and on display. You will be able to get up close and talk with the pilots as well as explore the numerous exhibits on Australia’s aviation history inside the award winning Museum. A great day for the whole family and anyone with an interest in aircraft and the magic of flight. All are welcome.

Date: Saturday 31st January 2009

Time: Coach departs at 7am sharp and returns at approximately 6pm

Location: Meet outside the Engineering Building #32, Off North Road, The Australian National University, Canberra

Cost for coach trip*: $20 for adults, $15 for children under 18

To purchase your bus ticket call Michael West on 0421062650 or email michael.west[at]anu.edu.au before Thursday 22nd January

* Please note that this cost does not include entry to the flying day. See www.aviationmuseum.com.au for flying day ticket prices. We do however have access to some 2 for 1 entry vouchers which will save you some money on the entry price.

ALL ARE WELCOME

For information about upcoming events by the local AIAA section visit http://www.aiaa.org/portal/sydney

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A very tragic loss. Tom was a very entertaining pilot and will be missed by all.

Also a great shame that the day has been cancelled. Very understandable as to why they have cancelled but it would have been a great weekend for visitors to go and pay their respects 🙁

AIAA Temora Airshow Trip CANCELLED

It was with much sadness that many of us heard the news of the fatal accident at the Temora airport earlier this week which killed aerobatics pilot Tom Moon. By all accounts Tom was a brilliant pilot and wonderful person. He was a four time Australia aerobatics champion and also a member of the Temora Aviation Museum’s Governing Committee and involved since the Museum’s founding. Our condolences go to Tom’s wife and family and all those who knew him. A special page on the TAM website has been established as a tribute to Tom. For those interested it can be found at http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/news/ThomasMoon.cfm

As a result of this tragic accident, Temora Aviation Museum has cancelled it’s forthcoming flying weekend on 31st January and 1st February. Therefore the AIAA’s coach trip to the flying day has also been cancelled. TAM’s flying days will resume in March and if there is still sufficient interest AIAA may organise another coach trip to Temora in the second half of this year (once the weather is a bit warmer again!).

Sad news just in from 666am. Fatal crash during an acrobatics display.

MWest said :

Mr Evil – You are correct. The Super Constellation is owned and operated by the Historical Restoration Society at Illawarra Regional Airport.

However, it is scheduled to visit Temora for the January flying weekend as per both organisation’s websites.

Excellent news then. The Connie is such an amazing machine to see in the air, especially at night.

peterh said :

do any one of these museums have boomerangs or wirrewas?

Peter, TAM has a Wirraway and a Boomerang.

do any one of these museums have boomerangs or wirrewas?

Mr Evil – You are correct. The Super Constellation is owned and operated by the Historical Restoration Society at Illawarra Regional Airport.

However, it is scheduled to visit Temora for the January flying weekend as per both organisation’s websites.

seekay said :

A Super Constellation? Really?

I’m going!

The Super Constellation is owned by the Historical Aviation Restoration Society, not the Temora Aviation Museum, and is based at Illawarra Regional Airport (Shellharbour).

You may want to check with the Temora museum to see if the Constellation is scheduled to visit on the day though….

TAM has two Spitfires, by the way, and a Hudson bomber.

A Super Constellation? Really?

I’m going!

Australian Sabres were also notable for twin 30mm cannon.

The North Koreans thought the Sabre under-gunned until they met ours.

I would like to see the Tiger Moth. My dad learned to fly in one of those when he was a young cadet doing national service back in the Fifties. His ex-Luftwaffe instructor would famously yell, “Vot you do, boy! Vot you do!”

Love the Sabre, saw it in ’86 at Richmond.

GottaLoveCanberra11:31 pm 13 Jan 09

I am so so so going to see that F-86 when she’s airworthy again.

And watching the Museums 2 Spitfires is amazing!

Felix the Cat9:28 pm 13 Jan 09

I too went there last year, great day, very enjoyable. Lots of static displays to look at as well. Get there early (before opening time) to avoid the crowds.

RatsNest said :

I went to the flying day in November last year. It was awesome, well worth the trip if you can get out there!

Be warned though, its really hot so take lots of water.

Yes, it certainly is worth seeing. TAM have a wonderful collection and all their aircraft are very well maintained and displayed professionally and safely.

Hopefully, later this year the CAC Sabre will be airworthy again, and that will be worth seeing in the air again.

Take a hat.

I went to the flying day in November last year. It was awesome, well worth the trip if you can get out there!

Be warned though, its really hot so take lots of water.

They look like they are formation flying to me 😉

Gotta love old planes. Especially WW2 era. Fantastic.

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