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my-fathers-survival [2022/05/16 22:45] sausage [Final thoughts] |
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| - | Judging from the ages of the men in this photo, I suspect them to be Mr. Wilson and Mr. Gorman (pilot Adrian Johnson in the middle). Though the plane pictured is a [[https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/9101:vh-act-2|Cessna 182B Skylane registered in 1961]], not a Piper from 1959. Either the same men on a flight two years later, or the photo may be unrelated. Details yet to be confirmed.</WRAP> | + | Judging from the ages of the men in this photo, I suspect them to be Mr. Wilson and Mr. Gorman (pilot Adrian Johnson in the middle). Though the plane pictured here is a [[https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/9101:vh-act-2|Cessna 182B Skylane registered in 1961]], not the Piper from 1959. Either the same men on a flight two years later, or the photo may be unrelated. Details yet to be confirmed.</WRAP> |
| ===== Monday May 18, 1959 ===== | ===== Monday May 18, 1959 ===== | ||
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| Mr Wilson was planning to arrive in Alice Springs to take delivery of 400 head of cattle. | Mr Wilson was planning to arrive in Alice Springs to take delivery of 400 head of cattle. | ||
| - | There was no radio on board or signalling equipment on board, but the plane contained plenty of food and water. | + | There was no radio or signalling equipment on board, but the plane contained plenty of food and water. |
| The overnight temperature was 16.8C. Thankfully in a comfortable range. | The overnight temperature was 16.8C. Thankfully in a comfortable range. | ||
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| The morning of May 20, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Gorman were taken from Macumba Station to Oodnadatta in a car. | The morning of May 20, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Gorman were taken from Macumba Station to Oodnadatta in a car. | ||
| - | That afternoon, my father returned to the aircraft flew the plane to Oodnadatta. When he arrived, officials from the Civil Aviation Authority questioned him. There were two factors that made the journey difficult: | + | That afternoon, my father returned to the aircraft and flew the plane to Oodnadatta. When he arrived, officials from the Civil Aviation Authority questioned him. There were two factors that made the journey difficult: |
| - The weather was the main factor for the difficultly, and; | - The weather was the main factor for the difficultly, and; | ||
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