GAFFA
The
Modern Aerophilatelic challenge
Are
you up to the Challenge in Modern Aerophilately?
from 1945
– 20??
J
Much
has happened since the last newsletter and this time I have again been greatly assisted with lots of information from
CURRENT
CHALLENGERS
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Doreen
Holmes |
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Bernard Beston |
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Boon Swee Yen |
Malaysian 1945-65 |
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Colin
Riddell |
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Darryl
Fuller |
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David
Collyer |
TBA |
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David
Figg |
Polar
Flights |
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John
DiBiase |
TBA |
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Dingle
Smith |
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Erica
Genge |
Coronation
Flights |
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Gary
Brown |
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Geoff
Kellow |
Sierre Leone |
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Hans
Karman |
The
rebirth of Schiphol and the |
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Glen
Stafford |
TBA |
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Ian
McMahon |
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John Lucaci |
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John
Moore |
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John
Sadler |
Australian
Balloon Mail 1966 … |
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Ken
Sanford |
Air
Crash Mail of Pan Am and Affiliated Airlines 1945 to 1988 |
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Malcolm
Groom |
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Phillip
Levine |
Gold
Coast |
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Jenny Banfield |
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Ross Duberal |
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Torsten
Weller |
Re-Opening
Australian Airmails 1945-60 |
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Charles
Bromser |
Shuttle
Flights |
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Ross
Wood |
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Hubert
du Geusclin |
Australian
Flying Boat Airmails 1945 … |
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Bob
Gooding |
Pacific
Airmails since 1945 |
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John Tollan |
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From |
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Yvette
and |
TBA |
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Chris
Lloyd |
TBA |
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Michael
Graber |
De
Havilland Comet – First Jet Airliner |
If
you are still interested in the Challenge it is still not too late to do
so especially if you collect a Country that continues or begins after 1945.
These are the simple rules:
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RULES
OF THE CHALLENGE I
see the challenge as governed by the following (minimal) rules and
guidelines
·
Study
of mail carried by air from 1945 until today.
·
Based
on Aerophilately exhibiting rules
·
Single
frame or
·
Anyone
can enter
·
The
Challenge will be held as part of the National Exhibition in
·
Venue
to be decided but will be published in forthcoming newsletters but
in 2012
·
Does
NOT have to be a new exhibit
·
Novice
(first time National) exhibitors will get special recognition at the
formal challenge dinner. |
David
Collyer has again provided lots of information for this issue on the three
items attached and I thank him for all the work that he is doing. I was
recently in
Firstly
seasons greetings for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – a very happy
Whilst
in Timaru I did some travelling with Glen Stafford who collects airmails of
Driscoll
compiled a chronology for aviation in the South Pacific that should be
useful for anyone working in this area.
Also
at Timpex the third edition of the
One
hopes that you have been enjoying the material produced for this newsletter
and that most of it has not previously been produced in philatelic sources.
As this is the work of one person one feels that members of GAFFA would
benefit if there was more support. Some Articles or material for the editor, please.
The
following was taken from the August 1957 issue of
Mandated
Airlines:
Mandated
Airlines was formed in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea on
Monday Lae
Lae 7:30am Goroka, Wau,
Tuesday Rabaul
Wednesday Lae 7am Madang,
Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul overnight
Lae 7:30am Goroka, Wau,
(call at Goroka on
return service optional)
Thursday Rabaul 7am, Kavieng, Momote,
Wewak, Madang Goroka, Lae
Friday Lae 7am Madang,
Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul overnight
Lae 7:30am Goroka, Wau,
Saturday Rabaul 7am, Kavieng, Momote,
Wewak, Madang Goroka, Lae
Before
WW II the
The
following material is taken from the Annual reports of the Postmaster General’s
department from 1944/45 to 1951/52
1944/45 Report.:
The
Sydney- Rabaul air service was suspended in February 1942. From that time letter mails between
Postal
Articles Weight Lb
New
Guinea- Australia (Service aircraft) 10,847,130 309,918
Lae-Sydney
(Civil service) 1,422,105 41,203
12,289,235 351,121
1945/46
Report:
The
frequency of the Sydney- Port Moresby- Lae service by QEA was maintained at thrice weekly. On
Postal
Articles Weight Lb
New
Guinea- Australia (Service aircraft) 9,319,520 291,235
Lae-Sydney
(Civil service) 8,539,200 266,850
17,858,720 558,085
1946/47
Report:
The
frequency of the Sydney- Port Moresby- Lae service by QEA was maintained at thrice weekly. During January 1947, one service
each week was extended to Rabaul and Finschafen on the
Postal
Articles Weight Lb
Post
in the Commonwealth (To
Posted
in Territory (From
1,475,488 46,109
1947/48
Report:
The
frequency of the Sydney- Port Moresby- Lae service by QEA was improved to four services weekly. During January 1947, with an extension to Rabaul via Finschafen once weekly. The establishment of feeder services Lae- Madang and Rabaul- Kavieng is receiving attention. Only articles bearing the airmail fee were conveyed
by this service. All first class mail exchanged between
Postal
Articles Weight Lb
Post
in the Commonwealth (To
Posted
in Territory (From
1,749,312 54,666
The
frequency of the Sydney- Port Moresby- Lae service by QEA was improved to five services weekly. There was an extension
to Rabaul via Finschafen once weekly. During the year feeder services operated on behalf of the Territories
administration, were established from Lae to Bulolo, Kavieng, Manus, Torokina (Bougainville) and Wau. Only articles bearing the airmail fee were conveyed by this service.
Postal
Articles Weight Lb
Post
in the Commonwealth (To
Posted
in Territory (From
2,081,984 65,062
The
frequency of the Sydney- Port Moresby- Lae service by QEA was improved to five services weekly. There was an extension
to Rabaul via Finschafen once weekly. During the year feeder services operated on behalf of the Territories
administration, were established from Lae to Bulolo, Kavieng, Manus, Torokina (Bougainville) and Wau. Only articles bearing the airmail fee were conveyed by this service.
Postal
Articles Weight Lb
Post
in the Commonwealth (To
Posted
in Territory (From
2,535,168 79,224
The
frequency of the Sydney- Port Moresby- Lae service by QEA was improved to five services weekly. There was an extension
to Rabaul via Finschafen once weekly. Under contract to the Commonwealth Government, the Company also
operated for the Administration of the Territory a number of feeder air
services that carried the bulk of mail matter distributed throughout
Postal
Articles Weight Lb
Post
in the Commonwealth (To
Posted
in Territory (From
2,706,368 84,574
1951/52
Report:
The
frequency of the Sydney- Port Moresby- Lae service by QEA was improved to five services weekly. There was an extension
to Rabaul via Finschafen once weekly. Under contract to the Commonwealth Government, the Company also
operated for the Administration of the Territory a number of feeder air
services that carried the bulk of mail matter distributed throughout
Postal
Articles Weight Lb
Post
in the Commonwealth (To
Posted
in Territory (From
2,823,392 88,231
Chronology
of Post World War II aviation in the Pacific from a
The
following chronology is an edited version of two listings that appeared
in Flightpath South Pacific – the flyers, the airlines and the Aircraft, 1972 and Airline – the making of a national flag carrier .1979 both by Ian H. Driscoll. For the purposes of GAFFA this version starts
at
1945
23-27
April BOAC Lancastrian G-
31
May BOAC/QEA open Lancastrian service from
4
September US commences work on 2,950 metre airstrip on
1
October IATA meets in
19
October QEA starts S-23 (VH-
7
December NZ National Airways Act passed – NZ airlines nationalised
NAC
20
December CNAC dissolved
1946
TAI
formed, Paris-Saigon service, later extended to
1
January British South American Airways begins six proving flights,
UK-
South America, using Lancastrians
6
February Hawaiian and Australian reciprocal landing rights negotiated
under
and
28
February SPTAC,
Wholly
owned by NZ, Australian and British government
8
March Conference in
for Australian
airlines
2
April BOAC Sunderland
survey to
6
April BOAC / QEA Hurn-Sydney Lancastrian service rerouted via
8
April Final
6
June
27
June BSAA commences London- Santiago de Chile service with
Lancastrians
17
July First TEAL
1
August BSAA nationalised by British Government to become BSAAC
16
September BCPA starts Sydney-Nandi- Canton Island – Honolulu- San
Francisco
–
16 December TEAL opens
daily Auckland-Sydney schedule
1947
IATA
clearing house opened in
February P.G.
Taylor appointed chairman of Trans-Oceanic Airways of
2
February TOA starts
12
March BOAC Horse Shoe route closes, BOAC S23s and S30s retired
21
March Australian Government purchases BOAC stock of QEA
1
April NAC formally takes over NZ internal air services (Union Airlines New Zealand
and Cook Strait Airlines)
25
April BCPA starts
Francisco
–
17
June
30
June QEA nationalised
16
July TRAPAS opens
14
October QEA starts Sydney- Norfolk Island service
29
October TEAL S30 Aotearoa retired, replaced by Sandringham IVs
November TRAPAS
starts monthly service Noumea- Santo- Nandi-
Aitutaki-
Papeete
1
November NAC starts
Mataatua (R.H. Makgill)
2
November NAC commences Auckland- Norfolk Island service, DC3 ZK-
APB
16
November NAC commences fortnightly
Nandi- Nausori –
Service,
DC3 ZK-APB
1
December QAE introduced Lockheed Constellation aircraft on
Freight
and mail
3
December TEAL
16
December QEA Lancastrian commenced
18 December QEA Coriolanus retired
after complting Noumea- Sydney
1948
BCPA
obtains its on DC4 fleet
TRAPAS
granted subsidy by French Government to restore
TEAL
selects Short S-45 Solent IV to replace Sandringhams
January TRAPAS
Catalina amphibian visits
23
February TEAL
problems.
Australian DC4s chartered to maintain service
14
March TRAPAS suspends services due to fleet damage in hurricane
at
31
March BOAC closes flying boat base at
17
June TEAL returned modified
14
November QEA Lancastrian VH-
1
December BOAC Constellation G-ALAL opens London-Sydney service
3 December BSAAC introduced
Tudor IV on London-Lima-Santiago route
1949
BCPA
replaces DC4s with DC6s. First pressurised airliners
In
the South Pacific
1
January NAC commences
service
13
March Air Tahiti-RAI opens services within
between
to connect
with NAC service to
TRAPAS
returns one Catalina to service, resumes schedule
10
July CPA commences Vancouver –
-
1
August BASSC amalgamated with BOAC
15 September TEAL monopoly
reaffirmed on trans Tasman routes
29
September First TEAL Solent IV delivered to
14
November TEAL introduced Solent IV services
19
December Final TEAL
1950
Air
31
March NAC ends flying boat service to Chatham Islands ZK-
2
May QEA introduces Sandringham Ivs on Sydney- Noumea – Espritu
1
June NAC Sunderland IIIZK-
6
June TEAL takes over NAC NZ-Fiji service
22
July QEA Catalina surveys
1
October Amphibian service Invercargill- Stewart Island starts
3
October TEAL commences
8
November QEA DC3 commences Sydney- Lae- Rabaul- Honiara- Nauru-
15
December TEAL commences
1951
20
January Chilean Air Forces Catalina flies from
13
March P.G. Taylor leaves
29
June TEAL commences Christchurch-Melbourne service with
1
July US Transocean Air Lines with 4 Catalina’s opens air services in
September TEAL
survey Catalina flight from
5
September Fiji Airways commences Nandi-Nausori (
13 September NAC completes
100 services on Auckland- Rarotonga route
12
December Fiji Airways DH89 VQ-FAL opens Nausori-Labasa
27
December TEAL commences Coral Route from
1952
26
May TEAL increases Coral Route to a fortnightly service, calls at
July Trans
Oceanic Airways ceases operations
August TEAL
Catalina ZK-AMP carries out survey work in Western
1
September QEA commences Wallaby route- Sydney-Johanneburg
14
October TEAL includes
31
October NAC closes Auckland-Rarotonga route
1953
2
March TEAL commences
May CPA
introduces DC6bs to South Pacific route
October Fiji
Airways commences Nausori- Taveuni (Matei) service using
14
October Demise of BCPA announced at SPATC in
As
a regional service
December TEAL
flies H.M. Queen Elizabeth II by Solent IV to
1954
17
March TEAL replaces Auckland-Suva flying-boat service with
BCPA
to be wound up. QEA to take over Sydney Vancouver
1
April BOAC and QEA introduce tourist class fares on
4
April TEAL suspends
8
April BOAC suspends services to
14
May TEAL introduced DC6s on Trans Tasman services
15
May QEA commences
TEAL
DC6 commences Auckland-Nandi route
25
June TEAL suspends Wellington- Sydney service
29
June TEAL ceases all flying boat services except Suva-Tonga and
Routes
28
October TEAL achieves 10,000th crossing of the
18
November TEAL takes over NAC Auckland- Norfolk Island service using
1955
18 November TEAL takes
over Auckland- Norfolk Island service from NAC,
6
January TAI opens Paris- Saigon – Brisbane- Noumea service with
17
June QEA replaces flying boats with DC4s on South Pacific routes
10
August QAE introduces Sydney- Perth –
1957
4
February TAI extends
10
February TAI commences
10
July QEA Constellation calls at
10
August Chartered TEAL DC6’s fly round the clock between
October TEAL
commences
4
October Ansett Transport industries acquires
15
October First civilian airliner to visit
10 November BOAC DC7c
starts
First British service UK-NZ-Australia
via the Pacific
14 December NAC commences
first of five DC3 services to
1958
14
January First QEA round world service
8
February QEA purchases Fiji Airways from Gatty Estate, a controlling
1
March Final NAC service to
September TAI
purchases P.G. Taylor’s Sandringham
TAI
commences Paris- Saigon- Noumea- Bora Bora with
18
October
1959
January
31
March BOAC establishes round the world operations
June Polynesian
Airways founded at
4
July TEAL opens
29
July QEA introduced Boeing 707s on
9
October Korolevu Air Transport found for services within
24
October BOAC Comet IV jet surveys Sydney- Auckland route
27
October QEA starts Sydney-Karachi –
29
October QEA starts
November TEAL
introduces Lockheed Electra turbo props to replace DC6s
1
November BOAC introduces Comet IV jets on
1December TEAL
introduced Lockheed Electra service Auckland- Sydney –
1960
5
January TEAL introduced Electra turbo props service Auckland- Nandi
13
May QEA introduced Electra turbo props on Sydney-Noumea service
2
July TAA and Ansett replace QEA on Australia- New Guinea routes
11
July
26
July TEAL resumes
2
August US South Pacific Airlines commences
12
September TAI introduces DC8 jets on Paris-Noumea route
15
September TEAL replaces flying boats with DC6’s on
22
October TEAL DC6 operates to Faa’a Tahiti replacing
13 December Fiji Airways
opens
1961
January First
passenger and mail flight between
24
March TEAL Electra’s replace DC6s on Coral Route
April Faa’s international
airport open for jet services
1
April QAE opens on Trans Tasman routes
31
July Fiji Airways takes over Korolevu Air Transport
16 September TEAL commences
20
September TAI commences Los Angles – Papeete DC8 jet service
14
March US South Pacific Airlines commence fortnightly
May Air
Tahiti RAI equips with DC4s, serves over 30 locations in
2
December
TAI
merged into UTA
4
April BOAC commences first jet service London-Auckland using
8
June TEAL commences Auckland- Noumea service
5
July Polynesian Airlines commences
30
September Two USAAF C130 Hercules fly
5
October TEAL commences Wellington- Melbourne service
4
November TEAL commences Wellington- Brisbane service
22 November QEA opens
Sydney-Fiji-Tahiti with Boeing 700s
28
December
1964
11
February Last TEAL Electra departs
12
October Ploynesian Airlines commences
November
26
November QEA extends Sydney-Papeete route to Mexico- West Indies –
Air
India International commences London- Bombay –
1
April TEAL is renamed Air New
20
July Air New
3
October Air
November Flying
Tiger Airlines Pole Cat flies around the world over the
23 November BOAC opens
London- Hong Kong – Sydney- Auckland – Nandi
24 November Air New
28
November Air
14
December Air New Zealand DC8 jet service Auckland- Nandi –
1966
15
February Air New Zealand DC8 proving flight, NZ Orient
24
February Air New Zealand Singapore- Auckland direct
3
March Air New
3
April
6
April Air New
26
June
22
July Air New Zealand Auckland- Honolulu- Los angles service
April Lan
October Air
1
October Fiji Airways introduced Hawker-Siddley HS748 Turbo props
5
November Air New
1968
January
Santiago-Papeete
(Lan-Chile),
31
July Cook Islands Airways founded, wholly owned by Air New
1969
15
February Fiji Airways commences Suva- Port Moresby and
June South
African Airways opens Boeing 707 service
Southern
Hemisphere first round the world serviced when
And
Air
28
October BOAC introduces VC10s on Sydney – Nandi- Honolulu – Los
1970
2
February
April Air
Aitutaki- Tarotonga service
through charter HS 178 from
27
July Ansett purchases Papuan Airlines
3
August American Airlines commences Boeing 707 service
20
August Air New
15
September Air
1
October Air New
connecting with
Air Pacific of Fiji HS 748 Nndi- Pago Pago-
Rarotonge- Aitutaki-
Pago Pago – Nandi service
4
October
Lan
Santiago-
Buenos Aires – Rio de Janerio-
December Air
1971
31
July Fiji Airways renamed Air Pacific
16
August First Qantas Boeing 747 delivered
23 September Qantas introduces
Boeing 747s on Sydney- Singapore route
1
November BOAC introduces Boeing 747s on England-Australia via Orient route.
Two services weekly to
6
November BOAC replaces Boeing 707s on Singapore- Perth- Sydney-
3
December American Airlines its twice weekly
1972
Lan
5
January UTA commences twice weekly service Papeete- Sydney-
11
January First visit of Qantas Boeing 747 to
19
January Qantas introduces Boeing 747 on Sydney- Nandi- Honolulu-
March Air
Air
Pacific seeks traffic rights for Nandi- Noumea- Brisbane
Air
30
May Air New Zealand Electra fleet retired- last service into
June
December Qantas
introduced Boeing 747s on Trans Tasman services.
27
January First Air New Zealand DC10 arrives
3
February Air New Zealand DC10s enter Trans Tasman service
2
April Air New Zealand DC10s operate thrice weekly on
2
December Air New
4
December Air New
1974
January Agreement
between Air
Route
will continue to
4
April Air New
May Air
New Zealand Auckland –
1975
25
April Air New
1
June Last Qantas DC4 service
4
June NAC F-27s under charter to Air New
1976
3
April Air New
4
April Air New
1977
11 November Air New
1978
1
April Air New
Abbreviations
BOAC British
Overseas Airways Corporation (formed
CNAC China
National Aviation Corporation (owned by
QEA Qantas
Empire Airways (formed in late 1934 to operate
RAI Regie Aerien Interinsulaire (Air
SPATC South
Pacific Air Transport Conference
TAI Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux (merged
with UTA 1965)
TEAL Tasman
Empire Airways (commenced 1940, changed name
TRAPAS Societe Franccais de
Transports Aeriens de Pacifique Sud
UTA Union
de Transports Aeriens