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Langley Park, Perth

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used the park as an airstrip in the 1920s. That tradition continues with "fly-ins", where small aircraft land in the park. In 2003, to celebrate 100 years of powered flight, 10 aircraft – one representing each decade of the 20th century – landed. Aircraft have also used the park to
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Langley Park, looking across the western end towards the Perth CBD, circa 2006. The dominant building on the right is the Federal Law Courts, the gardens in front include Government House and Supreme Court
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TMK had an engine failure and put down in the park. While not an official airfield, Langley Park makes Perth a place where fixed-wing aircraft can land in proximity to the central business district.
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has used the park many times for its shows whenever a big top touring production visits Australia. Shows performed at Langley Park have included
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World Rally Championship held events at the park for 11 years from 1992 to 2002, and once more in 2005.
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For many years, Langley Park's location made it a popular place to view the annual
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During November 2006, 2007 and 2008, the final stage of the
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between 1921 and 1935, to provide open space near the city.
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As a pioneer of civil aviation in Western Australia, Major
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State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Perth
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is an open space in the central business district of
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Telstra Rally Australia – Pulse Racing Horse Power!
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Langley Park (Western Australia)

Perth
Western Australia
Coordinates
31°57′41″S 115°52′8″E / 31.96139°S 115.86889°E / -31.96139; 115.86889 (Langley Park)
Western Australia Heritage Register
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Perth
Riverside Drive
reclaiming
Swan River
Norman Brearley
Tiger Moth

City of Perth Skyworks
Australia Day
drone show
Telstra Rally Australia
Red Bull Air Race
Swan River
Perth Water
Cirque du Soleil
West Coast Eagles
2018 AFL Grand Final
www.cityofperth.wa.gov.au
Archived
Wayback Machine
www.airliners.net
Centenary of Aviation Fly In

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