Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 19, 2007 10:13:12 GMT 12
www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21404598-5005961,00.html
THE impressive 200,000-strong turnout at the Sydney Harbour Bridge 75th anniversary celebration lost none of its impact from 1500 feet when a Qantas Boeing 747 made a low-level flyover this evening.
The 747 was the last of a series of aircraft dating back to the 1940s to parade across the skies above the harbour in a salute to Australia's structural icon.
Aerial displays included three 1940 Harvards, a 1960 C130 Red Beret display, a 1970s SLS Helicopter fly-past and another involving a 1980s seaplane.
A Tiger Moth from the 1930s was also due to flyover during this morning's opening ceremony, but poor weather conditions grounded the biplane.
But while none of the other aircraft could take passengers, about 200 passengers were invited aboard the Qantas 747 for the final flyover of the day.
Among them was five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe who posed for photographs in the departure lounge before welcoming the other passengers as they boarded the plane.
The airliner did three flyovers of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, flying at a low altitude to give those on board the best possible view of the day's festivities.
THE impressive 200,000-strong turnout at the Sydney Harbour Bridge 75th anniversary celebration lost none of its impact from 1500 feet when a Qantas Boeing 747 made a low-level flyover this evening.
The 747 was the last of a series of aircraft dating back to the 1940s to parade across the skies above the harbour in a salute to Australia's structural icon.
Aerial displays included three 1940 Harvards, a 1960 C130 Red Beret display, a 1970s SLS Helicopter fly-past and another involving a 1980s seaplane.
A Tiger Moth from the 1930s was also due to flyover during this morning's opening ceremony, but poor weather conditions grounded the biplane.
But while none of the other aircraft could take passengers, about 200 passengers were invited aboard the Qantas 747 for the final flyover of the day.
Among them was five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe who posed for photographs in the departure lounge before welcoming the other passengers as they boarded the plane.
The airliner did three flyovers of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, flying at a low altitude to give those on board the best possible view of the day's festivities.