Victorian Genealogy
Finding People and Places in Victoria, Australia.
Also see Passenger Arrivals and Passenger Departures.
Also see Pilots.
Also see Airports.
Also see Aerial and Satellite Photographs.
The Civil Aviation Branch founded in 1920 was based in Melbourne within the Department of Defence. In 1936 it became the Civil Aviation Board. In 1939 this was replaced by the Department of Civil Aviation. This was absorbed into the Department of Transport in 1973.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - REGISTER OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT 1921-1986 (A9123)
There are 12 volumes; one volume has been digitized.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION FILES 1922-1966 (MT1086/2)
These are searchable by brand and model numbers. Some files have been digitized.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION FILES 1923-1953 (MP113/1)
These are searchable by aircraft brand and model numbers. Some files have been digitized.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - AIRCRAFT HISTORY FILES 1923-PRESENT (B2539)
These are searchable by brand and model numbers. Some files have been digitized.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE VICTORIA - PORTS, SHIPS, PLANES AND AIRPORTS-PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, PLANS, DESIGNS AND MAPS
These are Victorian State Government records. Some records may be digitized.
See Air Force Records.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - AIR SAFETY ACCIDENT FILES 1938-1949 (MP1665/1)
These are searchable by aircraft brand and model numbers, location and date. Some files have been digitized.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - CANBERRA AIR DISASTER, 1940
The following is Fact Sheet 142 from the National Archives of Australia.
https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-142-canberra-air-disaster-1940.pdf
AVIATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
CIVIL AVIATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND AIRWAYS MUSEUM
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