Were VH-MDX’s radar tracks recorded?

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...

Was an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) fitted to VH-MDX?

Yes. VH-MDX’s ELT appears to have had an auto function that would have triggered the ELT when a certain longitudinal ‘G’ value was exceeded as would likely have been experienced during impact. Aircraft were overhead the Barrington area within minutes...

Why not just search below the final radar position?

Which of the multiple final radar positions would you like us to search under? At this stage there are three radar positions stated or implied as radar ‘fade’ positions of VH-MDX. They do not appear to be defining the same position with the two most...