One of the most unusual aircraft to be seen in Sydney for a long time, this old 1943 Fairchild C82 flew into Sydney late last night (Thursday July 25th). It had made the flight from Los Angeles via Alaska to Flight Facilities, Sydney carrying a $500,000 B

One of the most unusual aircraft to be seen in Sydney for a long time, this old 1943 Fairchild C82 flew into Sydney late last night (Thursday July 25th). It had made the flight from Los Angeles via Alaska to Flight Facilities, Sydney carrying a $500,000 Bell Jet Ranger helicopter which will be used on Essc/Bhp oil rigs in Bass Strait. July 26, 1974. (Photo by Trevor James Robert Dallen/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).