Do Not Read This Title

In which there are photos of planes and photos from planes, and photos of planes from planes.

Being as I was awake most of the night and already packed, I was early getting to the airport. I had to catch a taxi there. Flight departure time was 10 am and the airport bus earliest arrival was also 10 am. Handy, not, especially as there is no public transports anywhere near the airport on Sundays. (Taxi was only $23. It might be a bit more during the week, but as the airport express bus is $12 one way/$20 return, if I was travelling with other people, it'd be worth getting a taxi for the convenience.)



The airport, once through security, is just a long hall with seats at each end and a couple of cafe things in the middle.

( Read more... )

This might be of interest. I spent this afternoon tracking down the story behind a painting. The only image I can find now is the poor quality one on the Armitage Auction page but if you read the plaque you'll discover it's a painting of this event:

Aeroplaning.
Lieut. Long in his B.P., with Mr. Palfreyman (Hobart), left on the return flight to the capital yesterday about midday. He is expected to fly back to Launceston this afternoon; having as passenger Mrs. J. Nelson, of the Majestic Cafe, and leaving Hobart between 2 and 3 p.m. This will be the first occasion on which a lady has travelled by aeroplane between the two cities.
Examiner 5 November, 1919

The following day, a longer article represented Mrs Nelson impressions of the flight:

( And more planes )