7 October 2015 copyright © David Eyre (UPDATED 9 OCT 2015)
Langley Park will see what may be its last ever use as an airstrip on Saturday 17 October 2015, with a vintage aircraft fly-in to be held as part of the annual Perth Heritage Days events, celebrating Western Australia’s aviation pioneer, Sir Norman Brearley.
Norman Brearley’s airline, Western Australian Airways (WAA), began the first airline operations in Australia in 1921 (a year before Qantas), initially based at Langley Park.
- Read our article on the aviation history of Langley Park.
- See our photos from the 2011 fly-in at Langley Park
The aircraft will be on the ground from 2pm to 4pm. Aircraft confirmed as participating are:
- Boeing A75N1 Stearman (PT-17 Kaydet): VH-URC
- Boeing B75N1 (N2S-3) Stearman: VH-YDF/4269 / 591
- Boeing E75 (N2S-5) Stearman: VH
-YND / “42-755362 / 362” - Cessna 170: VH-LIN
- De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth: VH-CKF/A17-421
- De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth: VH-FAS/A17-37
- De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth: VH-NOV
- De Havilland DH-83 Fox Moth: VH-USJ
- De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk: VH-RHW/WB677
- Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 Sport Trainer: VH-WQW
- North American AT-6D Texan: VH-WWA/106
- WACO Classic Aircraft YMF-5C: VH-MLX
- WACO Classic Aircraft YMF-5C: VH-YRB
The event is being kept to a relatively small number of aircraft to minimise complexity and risk.
Hi – what a well kept secret (have read crowd control comment). I live in Australind and would have attended come H or HW had I known about today’s event as always had an abiding interest in all things that fly and flying, especially vintage. I grew up very close to Maylands airfield and still manage to visit Bunbury Airport at least once a week. How can one learn of any future events please? GL
Hi Graham,
As you noted, this event was kept pretty low-key until close to the date of the fly-in.
We had details on our website from early October 2015.
Upcoming aviation events include the Australia Day Air Show over the Swan River (26 Jan 2016); Busselton Aero Fest (6 March 2016); and the Annual Fly-In at Serpentine (held on the last Sunday in September).
Regards,
David Eyre
Thank you David for the info. My fault if I miss out now. GL
Hi David, is there another website with a schedule of the day’s events?
Cheers, Blake
Hi Blake,
As this is not an air display, there is no schedule of events.
The 13 aircraft are on the ground from 2-4pm. They did not want to make the event too large, as crowd control becomes an issue.
The aircraft are there to commemorate Sir Norman Brearley who started the first scheduled air service in Australia. There is a talk about Brearley, but this is already fully-booked.
Regards,
David
Who is organising the event David? I was wondering if other aircraft are welcome.
Am trying to obtain more information. Will let you know as soon as possible.