Part 1 of this article stressed that an estimate of the number of Australians who were involved in the Battle of Britain can be included among the controversies that have emerged from this conflict. According to the official history of Australia in the War of 1939-45 there were about 30 of them but it declines
The year 1983 will go down in aviation history as the year of the great shakeout in the international General Aviation community. In 1982 the GA industry thought it was at its depths, just as it had in 1981 in comparison with 1980, if it was known then what is known now then the overall
Salvaging the Treasures of Aviation History The wrecks of World War II aircraft have been retrieved from remote hillsides, lake beds and jungles. In this interesting article, David Smith surveys the opportunities and achievements of those who so ably undertake this vital historical task. The Second World War, fought out over the skies of Britain
When interviewing the Manager of a leading air cargo operator, the subject naturally turned to underfloor cargo containers or Unit Load Devices (ULD). The cargo operator’s sister airline was at the time about to introduce into service a new wide body airliner, an aircraft not able to carry the standard LD3 containers two abreast. A
BAe 125-800 Looks Set To Become the Best of the Breed ‘We’re on the warpath, and now we have the vehicle that more than equals any of our competitors. ‘ Fighting words from British Aerospace’s Australian 125 sales chief, John Canning-Cooke. John claims, with a high degree of truth on his side, that the British
It was eighteen years ago when the Department of Defence first examined the requirement for a light to medium-weight helicopter to operate from the rear of the Royal Australian Navy’s projected class of destroyers. Today, nearly two decades later, we are at the stage where the RAN is on the verge of commissioning the third