Featherstonhaugh airstrip in WA (26.96 S 126.34 E) 430km NE Laverton & 95km south of Warburton as shown on Google Earth July 2012. Featherstonhaugh airstrip taken by Harry Baker in the 1980s. 1972 : Aerodist aircraft VH-EXZ on down wind leg for landing at Featherstonhaugh. 1972 : Aerodist centre party campsite at Featherstonhaugh. 1972 : Helicopter approach for landing at Aerodist centre party campsite at Featherstonhaugh in June. 1972 : Andrew Turk at Featherstonhaugh. 1972 : Mick Skinner's water heater around July 1972 at Featherstonhaugh (courtesy Ted Graham). 1972 : Featherstonhaugh camp - personal and clothes washing facilities. 1972 : Mick Skinner and John South (pilot VH-EXZ) at Featherstonhaugh. 1972 : Andrew Turk with Ted Rollo behind Oz Ertok. 1972 : Aerodist centre party campsite at Featherstonhaugh with Ted Rollo. 1972 : Aerodist height checks at Featherstonhaugh with Andrew Turk and Oz Ertok. 1972 : Aerodist base communications setup in centre party caravan. Two Traeger TM3 double side band high frequency transceivers (bottom of stack) with Traeger TM2 transceiver (top of stack). Note transmission frequency crystal boxes (red and yellow dot markers) were not interchangeable between TM2 and TM3 sets but receive frequency crystal boxes (blue dot markers) were. 1972 : Mick Skinner undertaking field repairs to Aerodist master unit in workshop caravan. 1972 : Mick Skinner operating Aerodist master equipment in VH-EXZ. 1972 : VH-EXZ landing Featherstonhaugh. 1972 : VH-EXZ with VH-EXP in the background at Featherstonhaugh to collect Paul Wise to join the Laser Profiling party (courtesy Ted Graham). 1972 : Damaged Landrover (ZSM 920) on Brian Shaddick's Bedford (ZSU 311) at Featherstonhaugh ready to be transported to Kalgoorlie (and then railed to Perth) for repair in June. 1972 : Damaged Landrover (ZSM 920) on Brian Shaddick's Bedford (ZSU 311) at crash site near Featherstonhaugh (courtesy Brian Shaddick). 1972 : Damaged Landrover (ZSM 920) on Brian Shaddick's Bedford (ZSU 311) at crash site near Featherstonhaugh (courtesy Ted Graham) 1972 : Landrover on the Nullarbor north of Rawlinna in April 72 with broken rear U bolts (courtesy Ted Graham). 1972 : Aerodist centre party camp at Kidson Field in the Canning Basin, Western Australia in September-October. 1972 : Aerodist centre party camp at Kidson Field WA September-October with Grand Commander VH-EXZ in background. 1972 : September - camp at Balfour Downs homestead, courtesy Carl McMaster : (L-R) John Corcoran, Andrew Turk, Frank Johnston, Terry Mulholland and Andrew Greenall. 1972 : VH-EXZ on emergency supply drop in WA (courtesy Ted Graham). 1972 : Support helicopter VH-BLN refueling. 1972 : VH-BLN getting airborne. 1972 : Mick Skinner (blue overalls) with VH-EXZ pilot Trevor Merton. 1972 : Section of Yowalga R502 1:250,000 scale map sheet showing Laurie Mclean's plot of location of oil search airstrip Blyth prior to its occupation by Aerodist centre party. Blyth airstrip from Google Earth December 2014. 1972 : Aerodist centre party campsite at Blyth. 1972 : Aerodist centre party caravan ZSU 374 at Blyth. 1972 : late October - at the last Aerodist centre party bush camp for the season at old oil search airstrip Blyth at 26.09S 125.83E (about 75km west of Warburton Mission). Roy Turner rearranging load on his Bedford (courtesy Laurie McLean). 1971 : July - campfire on the Tanami Track en route to Rabbit Flat courtesy Oz Ertok : (L-R) Mick Lloyd, Lawrie O`Connor, Frank Johnston, Oz Ertok, Laurie McLean, Brian Shaddick, Peter Salkowski. 1974 : Support helicopter VH-SFS post crash in the Kimberley region of WA with Ian Muir. 1973 : Esperance area with Mt Arid in background (courtesy Ted Graham). 1973 : Peter Langhorne and Andrew Turk at Esperance (courtesy Ted Graham). Aerodist's VH-EXZ over unnamed rock at Mangrove Reef WA (courtesy Ted Graham). Observation tower on NSW-Qld border 
(courtesy Ted Graham). 1970 : Dave Abreu wih Bedford with broken spring when U bolt sheared near NMF 263 on now Anne Beadell Highway. Location was being used as temporary helicopter base (courtesy Ted Graham). javascript lightbox gallery by VisualLightBox.com v5.6