Annual Search effort about to get underway

Hi all,
       The largest, regular, annual search effort for VH-MDX is again about to get underway. It enjoys participation from the SES, RFS, BWRS, WICEN and NSW Police Rescue. I'll be up there as a WICEN operative.

       The main area of operation will again be the Williams River valley.

       For anyone wishing to be a part of this, membership of any of the squads above or indeed any of the member squads of the NSW Volunteer Rescue Association is the ticket. Aside from this event, all of the VRA squads have a multitude of planned (exercise) and 'unplanned' (emergency) activities that you can participate in and so benefit your community.   
 
       I'll keep all posted on the outcome.

Glenn Strkalj and Glenn Horrocks are passionate researchers of the mystery that is VH-MDX. Together they have researched and written a paper titled VH-MDX Maximum Possible Extent of Flight . As stated in the paper itself, it's purpose is to define a highly conservative, but robustly found geographical boundaries within which VH-MDX is located. That is, to define an area where VH-MDX is definitely located; and outside that area it is impossible (or at least extremely unlikely) for VH-MDX to be located: a maximum possible extent of flight analysis. So with that stated,  the intent of the Maximum Extent Analysis is to provide guidance to filtering reports that are flooding in regarding potential wreckage, sounds of impact etc and to limit the extent of intelligence activities and so concentrate those activities to that area where VH-MDX is highly likely to be. The intent is not to yield  specific search areas (that will come later).

Structured research such as this is essential in solving this mystery. The paper makes for fascinating reading and while I can personally vouch for the thoroughness with which it would have been researched and also the enthusiasm and dedication of the researchers themselves, all comments, questions and observations are most welcome.

Please go to www.vhmdx.com.au to see this paper.

National Archives material is available

A mass of material related to VH-MDX is available in the National Archives. The majority of it covers the initial search plus flightplans, witness statements etc. 

The National Archives can be accessed at http://www.naa.gov.au/ and then search the collection for VH-MDX .

While it has been publicly available since May 2012, I call everyone's attention to this such that enquiries re headings, radar paints etc can probably be answered by perusing this source material.

VH-MDX on Sunday Night program ... 2nd night

OK... so ,,, VH-MDX is still out there waiting to be found !... A few theories put out there... what do we think of

Quentins theory .. i.e. he found it on Google Earth ?.

Don's theory .. i.e. It's resting on Scattered Top mountain ?.

Mark's theory .. i.e. Mark is part of the effort lead by the NSW Police Force that has determined that VH-MDX is resting in the Williams River Valley...

All disparate locations when looked at across the local area... all in the Barrington Tops.

VH-MDX on Sunday Night program

What were your thoughts on the VH-MDX segment 'Devils Triangle' last Sunday night on the Sunday Night program ?.

Credible ?.

The VH-MDX blog is back !

Per my profile, I've only been aware of VH-MDX since 2010. Each year since then I have taken part in the annual Barrington Tops SAREX organised by the BWRS and have become very familiar with past, present and future efforts to locate the aircraft. With Nev currently being pre-occupied, he has asked me to continue administering the blog. Slightly different address, same intent..