Air transport

A319 Airbus on final approach for it's first ever landing at Wilkins Runway Photo: Graham Denyer

A319 Airbus on ground after first landing at Wilkins Runway Photo: Graham Denyer

First landing of A319 Airbus at Wilkins Ice Runway Photo: Thomas (Tom) Delfatti

First landing of A319 at Wilkins Ice Runway Photo: Thomas (Tom) Delfatti

A319 Airbus and CASA 212 aircraft at Wilkins Runway Photo: Thomas (Tom) Delfatti

A319 Airbus at Wilkins Runway (view from under wing) Photo: Thomas (Tom) Delfatti

A319 Airbus parked on Wilkins Runway (view of aircraft nose) Photo: Thomas (Tom) Delfatti

A319 Airbus being unloaded at Wilkins Runway Photo: Jorn Gronsett

Airlink Project Officer inspecting runway after the landing of the first A319 flight at Wilkins Ice Runway Photo: Charlton Clark

A319 Airbus parked on Wilkins Runway Photo: Daniel (Dan) Colbourn

CASA 212 - Current air transport used in Antarctica - introduced 2004/05 Photo: Unknown

Aerospatiale AS 350 Squirrel: Helicopter used since 1989 Photo: Dale Ingarfield

Sikorsky S-76: Helicopter previously used in Antarctica Photo: Kevin Bell

Auster at Wilkes, 1969 Photo: Unknown

Beaver DHC-2 Photo: Ross Dunlop

Pilatus Porter - aeroplane first used in 1970 Photo: Unknown

Hughes 500: Helicopter first used in 1969/70 Photo: Gavin W Johnstone

Bell 47G: Helicopter used from 1961-1965

Bell 206 Jetranger in the Southern Ocean: Helicopter first used in 1967 Photo: Robert Reeves

Supermarine Walrus - rebuilt from the wreckage on Heard Island in 1947 Photo: Dave McCormack

Supermarine seagull V (Walrus) - from the first ANARE expedition to Heard Island Photo: Alan Campbell-Drury