 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1939 -
Description: Cylindrical black painted steel aerodrome runway light flare that burns kerosene. Hinged steel cube on top houses wick. Base is a sealed unit with no obvious way of filling it. Metal ring handle. Galvanised metal tray underneath to catch spillage of kerosene. This type of kerosene light was used during the Second World War by the RAAF and VDC. The Department of Civil Aviation took them over after the war and used them for oulining the Whitemark runways until 1979 after which battery operated lights were used. Format: realia Object: flares (lighting) Titles: Aerodrome Runway Flare Subjects: flares (lighting); airfields Places: Whitemark Aerodrome, Flinders Island, Tasmania Institution: Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc. Object number: FHR_00371 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc.. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
This site has been produced by LINC Tasmania.
This page was generated at 31 August 2012, 12:27:20 PM.
The URL for this site is http://eheritage.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/
Questions concerning this web site may be directed by email to linc@education.tas.gov.au
The records and images on this web site have been provided by the Tasmanian local history organisations participating
in the eHeritage project. Records and images may not be reproduced without the prior consent of the individuals groups
who provided the record. For contact details for each of the groups click on their institution name in their full record.
You are directed to a disclaimer and copyright notice and a Personal Information Protection statement governing the information provided.
