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This position appears to have been recorded during the post accident search in August 1981 and was included in the 1st September 1981 Air Safety Investigation Report. The position is clearly labeled as a radar fade position indicating where VH-MDX disappeared from...
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A clearance through RAAF Williamtown airspace was suggested to the pilot of VH-MDX by Sydney Flight Service just after Taree. After the pilot of VH-MDX agreed to the pursuit of such a clearance, Sydney Flight Service called the RAAF Williamtown Air Traffic Control...
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Th Sydney Air Traffic Controllers were faced with many challenges involving VH-MDX. Given the location of VH-MDX, the only radar display program able to present the aircraft’s radar returns was a Mosaic type display of around 290 nautical mile maximum display...
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Although not the only missing aircraft in Australia, VH-MDX is one of Australia’s greatest aviation mysteries. The challenge of searching for the aircraft for well equipped bushwalking clubs or similar groups can be an enjoyable challenge whist exploring the...
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Yes we agree and are working on this. But despite what Hollywood may portray, scanning the entire Barrington area with contemporary sensor equipment probably would not lead us to VH-MDX in an instant. A significant number of ‘false positives’ are likely to...
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Williamtown ATC: No. Sydney ATC: Possible but, unlikely. Air Traffic Controller Officers and Radio Technical Officers of the era confidently suggest radar tracks were not recorded in 1981 at the Sydney Area Approach Control Centre (AACC). Despite this, there has been...
