Many years (decades!) ago I visited the Swiss museum at Dubendorf, just off the rail route E. of Zurich. Not a big aircraft collection, but an AMAZING array of engines from pre-1930! :ok:

I found the old-plane portion of the Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace in Paris to be the most interesting part. It is in the old Booking Hall. The newest aircraft in that portion of the museum is an all-metal Junkers from 1919.

I see from their Web site that part of that Hall may be temporarily closed.

This museum is a worthy complement to Old Warden for the oldest aircraft. The info cards were in English as well as French the last time I was there.

Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington DC, and out at the Steven F Udvar Hazy facility near Dulles are just Fantastic, as is the Boeing King (?) Field at Seattle,.....But being a Queenslander, Bert Hinklers Aircraft at the Queensland Museum and of course the Old Bus out next to Bris International



Denys Daltons Beech Duke (Duke of Broadbeach) at the Queensland Museum also, an around the world voyager from OOL, that set set a round the world speed record of 122 hours and 10 mins, beating previous records held by Howard Hughers and Wiley Post

Dennis used to run the 'El Rancho' steak house in Surfers Paradise started it in 1953, remember it from my early years in the '70s, He used to speak over the loudspeaker or 'Tannoy' as he called it, ..."T.E. Tango Echo - two T-Bones, scramble please...." You would select youtr steak from a refrigerated cabinet and have it cooked to order, helping yourself to salads and other sides....the 1950s cost...65 cents..but I digress......:O



Denys was an ex Battle of Britain spitfire pilot also..

Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) - General Aviation World Records

Gold Coast History :: Gold Coast Holidays & Tourism :: goldcoast.com.au :: Queensland, Australia

Ivy Hassard was a local Aviatrix also..but do not know where any of her aircraft are....

Ivy May Pearce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"developed an interest in flying after her father gave her a Tiger Moth plane. She was soon flying around her home town of Surfers Paradise and went on to become one of Australia's first aerobatic pilots" :{

Tiger Moths still grace the Skies aboce Surfers Paradise, and have done for as long as I can remember....Bruce McGarvey had em way back when.....

And if you'd like to see what was the old Surfers Paradise International raceway, and the landing strip in the middle..well It ahs all gone, and been redeveloped...Here's how it looked in the winter of 2008 ;)

YouTube - RC Twin Gold Coast 31 July 08 0002

Cool eh? That lone High rise there....Royal Pines Resort... 22 storeys high:}