De Havilland Tiger Moth Join the Navy and fly. So said the full page advertisement in the Melbourne Sun in the winter of 1947. Without giving it a second thought I applied, was selected, and 33 years later retired as the Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Station at Nowra. In between those years I
Ferry Flights Perhaps a sign of the times but it appears that most of the interesting aircraft are ferrying out of our area to other parts of the world. Grumman Mallard VH-JAW of Helicopter Resources has been parked atTyabb, Victoria since May 1989, while being advertised for sale. As N73AH the Mallard departed Tyabb for
It’s Amazing What a Bounce Can Do I There was no way I could tell this story at the time; I would have done in my job and my career- as well as ruining the (probably undeserved) reputation of my captain. But they say confession is good for the soul. So having finally hung up
Two Contenders for Postof Next Raaf Cas? Two RAAFAir Vice Marshals appear to be the front runners at this stage for selection as the next Chief of the Air Staff (CAS). Such speculation is current amid apparent indications that the current CAS, Air Marshal Ray Funnell (and the Chief of Naval Staff, ViceAdmiral Mike Hudson)
In our opening comments last year we made mention that the majority of airlines in our region were experiencing a period of solid growth and that future prospects looked good. Less than six months later airlines in Australia were plunged into the most damaging industrial dispute in their history with the mass resignation of the
Rally Harvard to Stay One entrant in the recent UK to Australia Air Rally that has attracted the attention of the warbird movement was a Harvard IIA with the wording ‘Spirit of San Francisco’ painted along the fuselage. Flown by Peter McMillan and Keith Clarke, the Harvard, reported to be N4995A, finished the rally and