AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY
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Client | The Union Oil Development Corporation |
Operator | Adastra Hunting Geophysics Pty Ltd |
Aircraft | Anson
VH-BLF (13MAR62 - 23APR62 Reconnaissance) Hudson VH-AGS (02OCT62 - 15OCT62) Hudson VH-AGE (Bollon 24SEP62 - 21DEC62) Hudson VH-AGS (Bollon 16OCT62 - 21DEC62) |
Equipment | Gulf
Mk III Magnetometer (VH-AGS & VH-AGE) APN-1 Radio Altimeter (VH-AGS & VH-AGE) P.S.C. Mk 8 35mm Tracking Camera (VH-AGS) Lens: f1.7 / 18mm Shutter Speed: 1/100 second Format: 25mm x 18mm Vinten 35mm Tracking Camera (VH-AGE) Lens: f2 / 28mm Shutter Speed: 1/150 second Format: 25mm x 18mm Film processing by: Associated Film Printers, Moore Park, Sydney |
Emergency Equipment | Not recorded |
Base/s | VH-AGS
Walgett, NSW for Narran River survey VH-AGE and VH-AGS St George, Qld. for the Bollon survey |
Crew | Not recorded |
Area | 21,600 square miles (approximately) |
Linear Miles | 20,660 miles |
Altitude | 2,000 feet AMSL |
Duration | 13MAR62
to 23APR62 (Reconnaissance) 02OCT62 to 15OCT62 (Narran River) 24SEP62 to 17DEC62 (Bollon) |
Notes | Magnetometer lag calibration tests were flown over the Sydney Harbour Bridge en route to the survey area. |