Harold FraserPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates pilot and grazier, Harold Fraser, as a pioneer of civil aviation.
Fraser obtained a civilian pilot`s licence, bought a Cirrus Mark I Moth, VH-UFU, and `barnstormed` around Rockhampton and the central west. Black Bridge Flat near the Fitzroy River was his base, and along the coast he used beaches for landing-grounds. Inspired by his example, half a dozen aspiring young aviators formed the Rockhampton Aero Club and began grubbing stumps from a disused racecourse for a landing-strip.
When their Connor Park Aerodrome opened on 2 March 1930, `Captain` Fraser gave an exhibition of stunt flying, demonstrating the `Immelmann turn` which the German air-ace had used on raids over France. With another pilot, Fraser established a training school. Backed by local businessmen, next year he formed Rockhampton Aerial Services Pty Ltd, of which he was managing-director and chief pilot. In a Genairco biplane he flew passenger services between Rockhampton and Brisbane: the inaugural flight took 6½ hours.
Location
| Address: | Hunter Street, Rockhampton Airport, West Rockhampton, 4700 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -23.378361 Long: 150.478823 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Aviation |
| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1961 |
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