Temora airport was used during WW11 to train pilots for the air force. Over 10,000 were stationed there over the time and they trained 000's of pilots.
They now have a "living" museum which houses a lot of aircraft and the have flying days twice a month. All the aircraft are airworthy. Would be good to visit those times.
It is funded by private donations and has 6 full time engineers as well as admin staff. Over 40 volunteers. All the pilots are ex RAAF or commercial ones. It was a very interesting visit. They have a Warlords day in October and last one there were 25,000 people. Already for this year the closest available accommodation is Goulburn - over 2 hours drive.
Had lunch at Temora and then came to Lockhart. We came this way to have a look at the hundreds of sculptures around the town. The photos below are just a small peek at what is here. They have a celebration each October and people enter sculptures - they come from over Aussie. 1st prize is $10,000 and the winner must leave the sculpture in the town for 12 months. Last years winner was the magpies in one of the photos below..
Some more...
We have a really nice camp on a lagoon. Walked up the street and people were very friendly.
Tomorrow we hope to camp somewhere along the Murray.
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Location:Green Street W,Lockhart,Australia
Great photos.
ReplyDeleteGwenda