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Historical re-enactment in Australia has been occurring since at least the early 1970s. With no conventional land battles and few protracted civil disturbances since the British colonisation of Australia, most military re-enactment in Australia focuses on events from other countries (mostly European), including the European Feudal, medieval, and renaissance eras.
Qantas began international passenger flights in May 1935. In 1948, the first commercial flight from Australia to Africa was flown by Qantas, launching what is known as the Wallaby Route . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 1954, the first flight from Australia to North America was completed, as a 60-passenger Qantas aircraft connected Sydney with San Francisco and ...
Australia to South Africa, solo via Asia [10] Archerfield to Cape Town: Klemm Kl 32: Maude Bonney: 1948: 1948-11-20: Australia to South Africa, via Indian Ocean [11] Sydney Airport to Palmietfontein Airport: Avro Lancastrian: L.R. Ambrose 1951: 1951-03-27: Australia to South America [12] Rose Bay, New South Wales to Valparaíso: Catalina ...
The Uiver Collection is of state significance for its historical values as a collection focussed on the last of the great pioneering air races between Europe and Australia and the first commercial international passenger flight to Australia. The success of the flight of the Uiver heralded the development of international air travel in Australia ...
The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission was established in 1999 to encourage the broadest national and international participation in the celebration of 100 years of powered flight. [153] It publicized and encouraged a number of programmes, projects and events intended to educate people about the history of aviation.
Australia: Middle Ages: 1250 AD 1490 AD Combat reenactment, living history The English Civil War Society UK: English Civil War: 1642 AD 1651 AD Combat reenactment, living history, educational visits, film and TV work Ermine Street Guard UK: Roman army: 50 AD 200 AD Combat reenactment, living history, TV and film work, education work, research
The South Pacific air ferry route was initially established in the 1920s to ferry United States Army Air Service aircraft to the Philippines.As the Japanese threat in the Far East increased in 1940, General Douglas MacArthur planned that in the event of war, the United States Army Air Corps would play a major role in defending the Philippines.
The following is a list of tourist attractions, by country, that regularly use "living history" or historical reenactments either with professional actors or amateur groups. Most castles which open to the public use reenactment, even if not noted on this list.