Aahh Bankstown..
.was there in '58 as a 'hangar rat' James Air Charter, who operated little Miles 'Gemini' light twins, 4 seaters. Had been re-engined with flat fours.
With shillings and pennies saved, continued with PPL training, from Tiger Moth to first solo in a Champion 7fc 'Tri-traveller', (and later back to finish PPL on Tigers RACSA Pararfield.
Visited the Marshall hangar many times to have 11 second daydreams, looking at DC 2s, 109, Spitfire, Oscar Dragon etc . Also had some trips in the Gemini with Mr James..
The circuit was full of all sorts of things av-wise, Gannets, Vampires( j u s t got over the fence on departure !) Mustangs and all manner of AeroClub and flying school things. Austers even.!
In one hangar was a Cierva Autogiro...very rare.
Parafield was pretty busy too, Edmund Schneider gliders, radio contolled Meteor from Woomera, Tigers, Chippies, Austers, Rapides and a wealth of others long forgotten.