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By the seats of their pants

Australia, 1988
film

When pilot Dick Scobee blasted off aboard the ill-fated Challenger space shuttle, he took with him a unique piece of Australia’s aviation history: a rib..

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Hinkler: the aviator

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Quiet challenge

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Miracle of the mountains

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Plane mates

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Sky bridges

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An Airman remembers: recollections by Sir Gordon Taylor

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The Ships That Flew

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Flying over mother

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South West Tasmania: The Gliders (Captioned)

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An Interview with Peter Clemence

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Challenge of flight

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The Last plane out of Berlin

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The Team

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Box kite to swing wing

Australia, 1977
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Just Australian Planes

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Flying careers with the Navy

Australia, 1952
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Spitfire over Australia

Australia, 1989
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