Originally Posted by
Checklist Charlie
Fifty years ago today I stood with a number of fellow QANTAS and other airport staff watching as the them Prime Minister Sir John Gorton formally opened Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine.
Happy Birthday Tulla
CC
I missed the opening as I was a 6 year old though I didn't miss the NASA C-141, BOAC VC-10s, Pan Am B707s, Alitalia DC-8s, ANZ L188s/DC-8s/DC-10s, JAT B707s/DC-10s, RAAF BAC-111s, Qantas HS-125s/707s/747s
Cargolux DC-8s, IAS Cargo DC-8s, Emery DC-8, FlyingTigers DC-8/747s, Transamerica DC-8s, Garuda DC-8s, Thai DC-8s, MSA/SIA/MAS B707s that will do like a kid in a lolly shop the observation decks was like home.
During pushback and engine starts you get that beautiful sweet fragrance of kero.