Perth Airport in amazing colour from the 50s & 60s

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June 16, 2022

Below is a selection of colour images of Perth Airport in the 1950s and 1960s from both the Merv Prime Collection and colorized pictures by Benoit Vienne unless otherwise noted.

The “new” Control Tower in 1965. Colorized by Benoit Vienne.

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Passengers boarding a TAA Vickers Viscount with an Ansett-ANA DC-6B in the foreground. In the background can be seen two BOAC Comet 4s and a SAA DC-7B. The Comets were not usual visitors to Perth but were refueling due to contaminated fuel in Darwin – the usual refueling stop on the Sydney-Singapore leg for their Lonon service. Picture colorized by Benoit Vienne.

Various Views of the new terminal built in 1962

The first 727 arrives in Perth in November 1964. Colorized by Benoit Vienne.

4 COMMENTS

[email protected] April 2, 2019 at 1:23 pm
Great images of Perth Airport in the early 50's, a really nostalgic trip down memory lane.
Bill Oreally June 2, 2019 at 2:09 pm
Happily remember the black swans and later, the Orbit Inn. First visit, August 1965 as Mum got on a Qantas 707 for the long haul to London, it looked huge and captivating to a 7 year old.... Lived in the flight path of Runway 21, been hooked ever since. Miss the swans and getting so close up to the planes.
Flying Docker April 18, 2021 at 8:00 am
Great pics as a kid i remember the Pan Am display
travelmate37 July 1, 2021 at 2:33 pm
Awesome photos of my beloved Perth airport. My main memory in 73 was the 'sun dial' which pointed to the eastern capitals. It was still there in the early to mid 90s then disappeared. I remember, 2 flights to Melbourne per day. An eon ago now