Beneath Southern Skies - Celebrating 100 years of Australian aviation. Jon Davison & Tom Allibone
Exclusive coffee-table publication by Lothian Books, produced by ESP. Published November 2003. Thanks to all who
gave their time and expertise on this project.

This is a visual tribute to the many varied aspects of our nations aviation
industry. The text is based on a collection of 30 interviews with the many
colourful personalities within aviation. Archival pages interspaced
throughout the book, reveal our genesis, from the first attempts at flight,
through to current operations nationwide.


Specifications

Pages: 272 pages. Format: Portrait 31 x 27c. Stock: 150 g/2m Matt art stock.
Cover: Casebound with dust jacket. Finishing: Gloss laminate on cover
Images: colour, duotone & mono. Text style: Interviews, thoughts & recollections.


All photographs © Jon Davison 2003



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Temora Aviation Museum - David Lowy.
The Meteor, Wirraway, Spitfire & others




Warbird restoration - Lynette Zuccoli
The CAC Boomerang, Sea Fury & others





The Pilotless Aircraft - Kalkarra Flight
HMAS Stirling.


AIR WHITSUNDAY - Jon Davies
Airlee Beach, Queensland








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Media Flying - Rob Raschke & Greg 'Buck' Rogers
Channel 7 Brisbane



Aerobatic pilot - Nigel Arnot
The Yak 50 and other beasts





Naval Aviation - Commodore Geoff Ledger.


The Aviator - Raalin Wheeler





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Australian Air Express -Rod Swallow & Des Joppich.
Flying the Boeing 727







The RAAF - Air Marshal Angus Houston
F/A-18 Hornets and training on the PC9's and Hawks






Army Aviation - Brigadier Tony Fraser
Flying the Army helicopters




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The National Airline - Margaret Jackson.







The Domestic Airline - Virgin Blue
Flying the Boeing 737 - 700.







Fire Bomber - Theo Valerio, AeroCorp
Lockheed P2V Neptune fire bomber & other tales



Medevac
- Dan Tyler, Richard Nest, Ian Badham/Careflight




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Royal Aero Club of WA - Werner Buhlmann





V
ictoria Police Air Wing - Acting Sergeant Jeff Manning



Thanks to everyone who helped us with this project!


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