
Historic seaplane survey landed in Launceston
When Captain Andrew Lang landed his Curtiss Seagull seaplane on Home Reach in Launceston on May 21, 1921, he was taking part in the first aerial photographic reconnaissance flight along the Australian coast. It had taken Captain Lang and his crew of two in their aircraft more than 10 weeks to reach the Tamar River from Sydney with bad weather causing numerous delays. The Examiner said Launceston could count itself honoured that those responsible for the seaplane expedition ha