93 days since Arthur Butler Celebration - Dick Smith says, "This is Australia's most important aviation event of the year.".

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Arthur Butler Memorial Fly-in 2008

saturday 4 to sunday 5 october 2008 tooraweenah nsw 2831

saturday 4 october: tooraweenah bash
+ guest speaker + dinner + dance + live band ‘shameless’ 6.30pm dinner tix $50 (bookings essential); band only tix $30

sunday 5 october: official ceremony and renaming of aerodrome (check program for times)
+ aboriginal dancers + art exhibition + book launch + raaf tethered hot air balloon + entertainment + historical tour + local memorabilia
+ market stalls + plaque unveiling + powerhouse museum + rides + vintage planes, cars and stationary engines

plane registration and dinner tickets - BOOK NOW

Your plane registration  needs to be in as soon as possible to ensure this event runs smoothly, and the dinner tickets are selling quickly. If you wish to attend the bash please book tickets now .

Top row (left to right): Arthur Butler in front of the “Warrumbungle”, Comper Swift 1931, Tooraweenah Aerodrome 9 December 1946. Images courtesy GK Rohr.
Bottom row (left to right): Children from the Tooraweenah Preschool, Benn Jenkin at Tooraweenah Aerodrome. Images courtesy Joan Jenkin. Tooraweenah road sign on Newell Highway. Image courtesy Stuart Robertson.