Tasmania has a rich aviation history, for example:
- The first flight across Bass Strait occurred in 1919.
- The first flight from Sydney arrived in 1921
- Sir Hudson Fysh, the co-founder of Qantas was born in Launceston.
- Harold Gatty, the navigator on the first flight around the world and founder of Fiji Airways was from Campbell Town.
- The Holyman Family formed Australian National Airways (A.N.A.) which was the 9th largest airline in the world in the 1940s.
The Tasmanian Aviation Historical Society (TAHS) is an incorporated society in Tasmania, whose objectives include:
- To recognise, document and promote the aviation history of Tasmania
- To investigate and publish historical items
- Support other historical societies and parties who are supporting Tasmanian Aviation history
Interested in Tasmanian Aviation history? – Please consider becoming a member