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Old 27th Sep 2010, 13:42
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The last ASA flight was in June 1986 to Whyalla.

The F27 Tas Islands Run was mainly AN179/166/165/180. During school holidays there was a double run to FLS from LST. On these days there was a crew change in LST.

The service to SIO was once a week only. Sats southbound, Wed northbound and without a navaid at SIO. (The Radar Map mode came in very handy some days locating the Duck River) The crew would call WNY (now BWT) on HF and WNY would reply on the WNY NDB 302Khz (same freq as BNE).

Tha AN agent at SIO responded to the name - WOG

Interesting days.

Ps. An F27 landed and took off from RWY 24 ( 790 metres ) at KNS once in strong wind conditions.
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