“FLYING HIGH.” The Sun Weekly, 26 September 1996.
This article documents the second annual aviation day organised by the Guild of Air Pilots & Air Navigators at Warnervale Airport and provides a particularly useful snapshot of the aerodrome’s aviation community in 1996.
The planned program demonstrates the diversity of aviation activity associated with Warnervale at the time, including general aviation, warbirds, floatplanes, gliding, parachuting and public joy flights. The article also records a substantial variety of aircraft types, including the T-28, Harvard, Bird Dog, Winjeel, Provost, Yak, CT-4, Aero Commander and Piper Navajo Chieftain.
The accompanying photograph is also historically useful, identifying East Gosford pilot David Parker with his Piper Cherokee 180E floatplane. Together, the article and photograph document the recreational and community role of Warnervale Airport at a time when much contemporary coverage was dominated by controversy surrounding proposals for its future development.
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