Foreword

Airservices Australia has a keen interest in and strong commitment to the history of Australian civil aviation and the vast and far-flung body of cultural and industrial heritage that this history has created. Pieces of what was once new fangled equipment, airport buildings, photographs, posters, uniforms, archives and oral histories, among other things, allow us to understand and appreciate the critical contributions civil aviation has made, and continues to make, to Australia’s culture, society and economy. This fascinating ebook brings together the findings of an initial scoping project commissioned by Airservices Australia and undertaken by a team – the authors