Virtual Discovery #3 - First Aircraft to Land on Rottnest
Part of a series of “Virtual Discovery” presentations featuring the military heritage of Rottnest island produced in parallel with Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia. This “Virtual Discovery” focusses on the "First Aircraft to Rottnest"
On 18 January 1930, a Klemm KL25 light aircraft with a float plane conversion was the first aircraft to fly to Rottnest. The plane was one of two operated by the Aerial Commerce Company, owned by HC Ittershagen. Among Ittershagen's many business ventures was the agency for Lanz crude oil tractors. The letters …ANZ are just visible forward of the pilot’s cockpit. The two-seat configuration indicates that it was the plane delivered to Perth in November 1929.
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Many of the early pilots in Western Australia enlisted to serve in the Australian Flying Corps with the Australian imperial Force.
The Rottnest Island was closed to the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. The success of “Virtual Visi” series at the Australian Army Museum of Western australia prompted the creation of a parallel series of “Virtual Discoveries” focussing on the military and heritage aspects of Rottnest island.
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