People have been getting up into our sky's for over a century now, whether it's in light aircraft or a big jet airliner.

Getting airborne of course means coming back down eventually and even in Perth, airfields were setup around the city pretty early in it's history.

So where were these early airfields and which ones are still around?

WA Aviation expert Tony McGrath joined Remember When to walk us through the early airports of Perth.

For more information on Tony and his history book, head to Tony-McGrath.com

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