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4 unusual facts about Toowoomba Airport


Toowoomba Airport

The commencement of Skytrans Dash-8 services on the Western Route via Toowoomba has assisted to demonstrate the effectiveness of regional turbo-prop aircraft operating directly in Toowoomba with a low noise footprint.

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In August 1932 Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, a pioneer Australian aviator, landed at Toowoomba in his Fokker Trimotor named the 'Southern Cross'.

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In 1928 he flew the first solo flight from England to Australia, for this achievement he flew his Avro Avian G-EBOV.

Wilsonton, Queensland

The suburb contains Toowoomba Airport and a large industrial area along its western boundary on Boundary Road.



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