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A4-235 (c/n # 235) At Karratha (KTA / YPKA) Western Australia, June 1985. Delivered to RAAF Aug 1965, served with 38 Sqn, 35 Sqn, 2FTS & 79 Sqn. Painted white UN colors in early 1990s for Cambodian elections but not sent. Damaged 23.11.91 in STOL training at Scotts Peak after overran strip - nose wheel collapsed in watery ditch. Repaired & flown to Richmond, then Amberley in 4.92. Allotted to Ipswich Amberley Aviation Museum. (David Eyre)

I am writing from Papua New Guinea, and as I type I am listening to the lovely throbbing of Pratt & Whitney radial engines overhead. We live on a mission station in the Eastern Highlands of PNG, and every 3-4 months the ADF Caribou flies over and shoots several touch & go's on our airstrip. Attached are some pix that I took several years ago out at our airstrip. It is a delight to watch the airplane circling overhead and admiring the long high aspect-ratio wings. (Geoff & Sue Russell) Aiyura Airstrip Info - Identifier: AYU - Coordinates: 06 20.51 S, 145 54.26 E - Class: Z - Category: 2 - Elevation: 5100 Ft. - Length: 1280 Meters - Slope: 2.0 % - Width: 30 mtr packed dirt, 60 mtr cleared area - Land: 14 - Takeoff: 32 Special Notes: Right Hand Circuit Landing Runway 14.

This is our airstrip, taken from a hill overlooking from the south end. There is a cement run-up area at the uphill end for take-off. Elevation is 5,100'. We operate a Beech King Air, BN Twin Islander, 5 Cessna 206's and two helo's - a Bell Jet Ranger and a recently arrived Long Ranger. Our Aviation Dept. supports the needs of outlying translation teams all over the country on the "mainland" as well as the offshore islands. We use the King Air mainly for flights to Port Moresby and other larger cities, with the Islander and the C-206's taking the smaller and more remote locations.

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All these photos are from George Canciani. He has a great collection of all type of Royal Australian Air Force and other aircraft photos from down under at airliners.net
	<<< A4-199 (c/n # 199) on display at the 2005 Australian International Airshow at Avalon, Victoria on 3-19-05. >>> A4-285 (c/n # 285) at the RAAF Laverton airfield in Victoria in 35 SDN markings on 3-27-77.
	<<< A4-275 (c/n # 275) at the RAAF Laverton airfield in Victoria in 38 SDN markings on 3-27-77. >>> A4-299 (c/n # 299) at the RAAF Laverton airfield in Victoria on 3-9-72.
	<<< A4-147 (c/n # 147) at the RAAF Laverton airfield in Victoria on 9-17-67. Neptune A89-311 just over a year after this photo was taken was broken up. >>> A4-204 (c/n # 204) flying into the Manalore Air Show in Victoria on 4-19-92
	<<< A4-152 (c/n # 152) at the RAAF Amberley airfield in Queensland on 10-3-04. >>> A4-234 (c/n # 234) at the RAAF Amberley airfield in Queensland on 10-3-04.
	<<< A4-285 (c/n # 285) at the RAAF Amberley airfield in Queensland on 10-3-04.