ANZAC Weekend Airshow 2024

Held at West Sale Aerodrome, Gippsland, Victoria (about two hours 45 minutes from Melbourne by car) this regional airshow has been held before and saw improvements in spectator access.  Run by the Wellington Shire council and Pace Events, the running of the airside components was a Paul Bennet Airshows event. We looked forward to seeing

Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia 50th Anniversary at Corowa

Aviation Report was on hand last weekend to witness the sight of well over 100 aircraft to visit Corowa Airfield (NSW) celebrating the AAAA 50th Anniversary. Members of the Aviation Historical Society of Australia, joined those viewing impressive lineups of aircraft by type – there were lines of Austers, Stearpersons, Tiger Moths, Cessna 180 “family”,

Tyabb Airshow 2024

The second Sunday in March proved to be a challenge for the public to attend on such a hot day, and we commend so many families for spending several hours at the airshow in many cases, also the volunteers who staffed the show and allowed it to actually go ahead, and showing their attentiveness to

Ready to Fly…

If a picture tells a thousand words, here’s twenty-four for Twenty Twenty-four! Today, Peninsula Aero Club https://tyabbairshow.com/ held the practice day for Tyabb Airshow 2024. Despite some weather (quite warm and windy) and maintenance worries the team were able to field a respectable number of vintage aircraft and warbirds, accompanied by Paul Bennet Airshows aerobatic

Volunteers: Avalon’s True Ignition Source

Anne West The AVALON 2023 organising team are now in evaluation mode as they reflect back over the biggest International Air Show & Aerospace and Defence Exposition (AVALON) ever held at Avalon Airport, in Victoria, Australia.  Indeed, their task is to review what worked, what could be improved and what needs to change in preparation

2022 USA Trip with The Centre of Aviation Photography (COAP)

Stephen Baldwin Stephen has long been known as an enthusiast with a penchant for fast jets and sweeping coastal backdrops, here he gives readers a taste of an American tour also chasing fast jets. In 2022 with restrictions from Covid-19 being lifted around the world and a desire to leave Newcastle, NSW, Australia I set

Wings of Peace – Serpentine Air Race 1920 – 2022

Held in a farmer’s paddock as a nod to similar circumstances a century ago, and with planning across a four-year span, with false starts pertaining to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Sunday 20 March 2022, was the centenary celebration of Australia’s first official air race – flown by World War One Australian Flying Corps pilots in service

Essendon Airport Celebrates 100 Years

Aviation Report Downunder joined around 25,000 Melburnians on Sunday, 27 March for a very local, enjoyable Essendon Airport centenary (branded EF100), which was conducted on the main terminal tarmac in beautiful autumnal sunshine.  We intend to highlight the exhibitors of the Victorian Emergency services based here.  This article will appear on our sister Facebook page

Dove Day Afternoon and the Essendon Airport Centenary

A Nostalgic View of Essendon Airport via aircraft which have used it in the past… The site of the present-day Essendon Fields Airport (Code: YMEN) has hosted aviation activities since 1919 when the Aero Club first established its base on farmland known as St Johns. On the 11 August 1921 it was gazetted that the

RAAF’s Centenary Showcase

Aviation Report was present at the Temora Aviation Museum for their Air Force Centenary Showcase in the first week of March 2021.  This included the newly-reformed 100 Squadron, flying the RAAF’s heritage aircraft fleet, mostly based at Temora. Pleasantly surprised to see three Spitfires in the air, including the authentic presentation on TE392/VH-RAF looking sweet