During October 1949 a Tiger Moth plane crashed into Powells Creek, narrowly missing the Arnott’s biscuit factory.
Aerodome
Aerodome was built in 1923 for Cassie and Ernest Lundie. Cassie had been the first Australian lady to fly with an Australian pilot – her brother, W.E. Hart.
Aviator, Nigel Love
In April 1920, Strathfield pilot, Nigel Love flew the first commercial passenger flight between two Australian capital cities when he took a businessman to Melbourne. The trip took nine flying hours over three days. Nigel Love was co-founder of Mascot Aerodrome and had been a pilot during WWI. He later went into the flour milling business in Enfield.