TAA Bristol 170 Freighter

Trans Australia Airlines Bristol 170-31 Freighter VH-TBB at Lae Airfield in 1965. TAA operations in Papua New Guinea were branded as Sunbird Service with a distinctive livery. The Bristols were used to carry heavy freight, including vehicles and machinery, into the Eastern Highlands. IMG01158p1

Papua and New Guinea

September 4th 1964
Traveling to Papua and New Guinea in 1964 was an adventure! I knew something about it from stories I heard or read about World War II battles there. This was only 19 years after the end of the war and memories of it loomed large in the region. Each of the DC-3 aircraft we flew from Port Moresby to Goroka and Lae had its own war story to tell. Our first stop was Goroka in the Eastern Highlands. We ... read more

Oceania » Papua New Guinea » Morobe

The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I ... ... read more

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