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Old Bar Heritage Airstrip NSW<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Old Bar Heritage Airstrip<\/strong> in NSW is a heritage-listed airfield located off Old Bar Road at Old Bar<\/a>. Built in 1925 by George Bunyan and family, the airstrip is also known as Old Bar Airfield<\/strong> and Old Bar Aerodrome<\/strong>. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register<\/a> on 25 February 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History of Old Bar Airstrip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Old Bar Airfield was constructed in the mid 1920s by George Bunyan as part of the fledgling air mail and aerial passenger services. Old Bar became the main refueling stop between Sydney and Brisbane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airfield was designated as an “aerodrome” on 6 November 1930 by the Department of Defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airfield was the refueling point for Kingsford-Smith and Ulm’s Australian National Airways till mid 1931. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Old Bar Airstrip and the RAAF<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Royal Australian Air Force utilised the airstrip for refueling from the mid to late 1930s with regular visits of up to six Hawker Demons at Old Bar. For twelve months during 1939-40, the RAAF stationed a Wackett Gannet at Old Bar to undertake coastal surveying and mapping. The Old Bar Aerodrome was designated an emergency landing field for the RAAF during World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Old Bar Airstrip was visited constantly by the key Australian aviation pioneers including Kingsford-Smith, Ulm, Jean Batten<\/a> and Nancy Bird Walton<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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