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i; fLIGHT International, 21 November 1963 843 Missiles and Spaceflight Black Knight re-entry research vehicles on their twin pads at Launch Area 5, Woomera. Fifteen Black Knights have been fired since the launch programme began in late 1957, six of which have been two-stage versions similar to the one on the right in this picture WOOMERA 1963 "AUSTRALIAN FAUNA offers a fascinating study as it includes many species of animals not found elsewhere. This is believed to be due to the isolation of Australia from the rest of the world in Prehistoric eras and the slow development of the animals thus cut °ff"—Australia in Brief, published by the Australian Government News and Information Bureau. Australian fauna in 1963 includes kangaroos, wallabies, koala bears and security men. The marsupials are found in various localities, but the security men are thickest on the ground in and around a place called Woomera in South Australia. All four s Pecies were observed in their natural habitat recently by an assorted group of visiting correspondents from the United K-'ngdom. These latter-day swagmen, Olivettis and Olympias in their jucker-bags, spent a hectic few days in South Australia at the joint "Ration of the UK Ministry of Aviation and the Australian department of Supply. The object of their attentions, they were ol( i, was the activity of the Weapons Research Establishment B|Y KENNETH OWEN at Salisbury and the associated rocket range at Woomera. Convict ships having gone out of fashion, our journey to Australia was made by courtesy of No 99 Squadron, Royal Air Force Transport Command. We shared a Britannia from Lyneham with a sizeable load of freight and a consignment of Royal Ulster riflemen heading for Army manoeuvres in Australia. At Lyneham we noted an ops-room communique which stated: "Indonesian authorities have not granted diplomatic clearance of Service air craft. All flights are to avoid Indonesian airspace TFN." We found it possible to conceal our delight at the prospect of a 12,000-mile journey from Lyneham to Adelaide, South Australia, with two-hour stops all the way—at El Adem, Libya; Khormaksar, Aden; Gan Island in the Maldives and Pearce Airfield, Western Australia. But all who boarded the aircraft managed to survive in reasonable shape. At Aden we observed our first camel and a mobile shop pro claiming "DEEP FRIED FISH AND CHIPS." At Gan, one of 25 islands forming Addu Atoll 40 miles south of the equator, we noted the
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