The First West Australian Plane Made in Kalgoorlie

from Goldfields Stories of Western Australia · host Lorraine Kelly

In 1915, a group of Kalgoorlie locals built WA’s first aeroplane — and what followed was part triumph, part chaos. Based on Norma King’s research, this episode tells the daring and often hilarious tale of outback aviation history, crash landings, and a very nervous passenger.

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