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Aviation History
1960
1960 - 0016.PDF
SCHtDULfcU SERVICE ROUTES OF QANTAS IN NEW GUINEA AREA ROUTES COVERED Bf ACCOMPANYING PHOTOGRAPHS NEWHANOVER KAVI£NG To Holland* met KG.) NEW GUINEA INSCHHAFEN HVON IN TH QANTAS OPER STOL OUNTRY DC-3 AND OTTER TEXT AND PICTURES BY JOHN STROUD Passengers on the "Bird of Paradise" services from Australia to Lae change from Super Constellation or Electra to DC-4 at Port Moresby. I arrived in the "Southern Wind" but did not transfer to the "Malayan Trader" seen here; instead, I took a DC-3 to Bulolo and Wau . . . QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS are responsible for air cmmunication between Australia and Papua and New Guine and for much of the transport within the Territories and to islanoin the area. Services in the Territories are flown by a DC-J eight DC-3s, three Otter landplanes and an Otter amphibia: I recently made a four-day tour covering about 2,500 mileover some of the main routes. It was a fantastic experience, eve though I did miss some of the more spectacular aerodromes sueas the Omkalai strip, which is 1,800ft long at an elevation o 5,500ft with a 13.4 per cent slope, and temperatures of up t85°F—and, of course, subject to crosswinds. Nevertheless, I die fly on the DC-3s and the Otters, landed up the hill at Wau, weithrough all kinds of weather, and saw the most wonderful colour that I have ever seen. I completed the whole tour five minuteahead of schedule. The accompanying photographs give some idea of the area; btno pictures can convey the enthusiasm and friendliness of th crews and other airline staff who are doing this important jotof maintaining communication in an area almost complete: devoid of surface transport. . . . getting an introduction to the type of flying in the Territories when we passed close to the top of jungle-covered Mount Yule before flying along the Bulolo River valley to our first stop. Mountains on the route are mostly around 10J0O0 to UflOOft . . .
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