The skies over North West Queensland will soon be alive with over 25 antique aircraft taking flight as part of the 90th Anniversary Antique Air Pilgrimage.
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The pilgrimage from Dubbo in New South Wales to Cloncurry, has come to life around the restoration of an original Flying Doctor 1934 Fox Moth.
This historic aircraft still carries the Flying Doctor logo and branding and is fully operational and owned by a member of the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia.
It is now expected that over 25 other antique aircrafts from the AAAA will join the Fox Moth in celebration of the Flying Doctors’ 90th year, travelling for nine days across the magnificent rural landscapes of New South Wales and Queensland.
Meeting in Dubbo, the planes, will stop-over in a spectacular display of aviation in nine towns serviced by the RFDS: Dubbo, Moree, Roma, Charleville, Longreach, Winton, Cloncurry, Julia Creek and Mount Isa.
Llocal communities in these towns will be invited to join in the spectacle, participating by sharing their sightings of the pilgrimage as they travel through the sky, welcoming the aircrafts at each leg of the journey and joining in with events that will be taking place in each community.
The AAAA and the RFDS plan to spend time to celebrate with the people in each of these communities.
There are already a number of local community groups joining the pilgrimage from the ground including the Australian Airforce Cadets and Vintage car clubs.
The pilgrimage will conclude with a re-creation of the first Flying Doctor on May 17, 1928 from Cloncurry to Julia Creek.
On Thursday May 17, there will be a community breakfast at Cloncurry Airport for the re-enactment.
Cloncurry is also hosting an art competition and there will be a tribute concert at the recreation grounds on Friday, May 18.