7 Votes (4.14 Average) and 6,933 Views  

Lockheed L-188 Electra (VH-RMB) - Lockheed Electra L188 VH-RMB of Ansett Air Freight at Melbourne Airport in 1981.
/images/icons/csMagGlass.png medium / large / full

Lockheed L-188 Electra (VH-RMB)

Submitted

Lockheed Electra L188 VH-RMB of Ansett Air Freight at Melbourne Airport in 1981.

Comments

Please log in or register to post a comment.

CHRIS ROBEY
Note the nocturnal wombat below the cockpit side windows. The L188 crews,including a flight engineer, only ever flew at night in the 1980's, by which decade the AN Electra fleet had been converted to cargo configuration. Nightime airport curfews were not a problem with four whispering Allisons...
ACTIVITY LOG
Want a full history search for VH-RMB dating back to 1998? Buy now. Get it within one hour.
Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
16-Jan-2026 C525Griffith ()Essendon () 02:51PM AEDT 03:44PM AEDT 0:52
15-Jan-2026 C525Essendon ()Griffith () 07:09PM AEDT 07:55PM AEDT 0:46
15-Jan-2026 C525Kingscote ()Essendon () 11:27AM ACDT 01:15PM AEDT 1:17
14-Jan-2026 C525Adelaide Int'l ()Kingscote () 04:18PM ACDT 04:36PM ACDT 0:17
14-Jan-2026 C525Essendon ()Adelaide Int'l () 02:21PM AEDT 03:16PM ACDT 1:24
Basic users (becoming a basic user is free and easy!) view 3 months history. Join
 

Login

Don't have an account? Register now (free) for customized features, flight alerts, and more!