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The Father of Australia’s Airline Industry It is just over 100 years ago that the father of Australia’s airline industry was born. Sir Norman Brearley was born at Geelong, Victoria in 18 90. Although he may not have received the accolades afforded to the likes of Kingsford-Smith and Hinkler, Sir Norman Brearley’s contribution to the
De Havilland Vampire My first association with the Vampire was at Laverton in 1948. My father was then an engineer officer with No 1 Aircraft Depot and had overseen the assembly of A78-1, an ex RAF Mk. 1 aircraft. I was on course at Point Cook and so quickly organised myself to be able to
50 Years Ago April 1-North Africa. British forces withdraw from Mersa Brega. April 2 – North Africa. The German advance gathers momentum, splitting into three columns towards Msus, Mechili and Benghazi. April3-Greece. By now two thirds of the 6th Australian Division, the New Zealand Division and the 1st Armoured Division have arrived. They are sent
Ansett NZ “Here to Stay” After a meeting with New Zealand’s Prime Minister Bolger, Ansett Australia’s joint chairman, Sir PeterAbeles, said of Ansett NZ, still losing large amounts of money, “We are here to stay”. Sir Peter said he had assured Mr Bolger there was “no change of heart” even though Ansett NZ losses were
A Mustang Gone but Not Forgotten Time passes quickly and it does not seem that 2 1years have passed since Don Busche and his Mustang were lost at Bendigo, Vic on 15 February 1970. There have been two other fatal crashes of civil Mustangs in Australia, G-ARKD (previously VH-UWB) on 12 April 1962 at Mt
Do you allow yourself enough time to sit at your receivers and indulge yourself in all the aviation monitoring that you really want to do . . . each week? If not . . . try to organise your leisure hours so there is an extra amount of time available for the pursuit you so
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Raising the Bar in Commercial Laundry: How Rinse & Repeat Is Redefining Service for Aviation
Raising the Bar in Commercial Laundry: How Rinse & Repeat Is Redefining Service for Aviation
UPRT Australia- Transforming Aviation’s Greatest Risk into Its Greatest Asset
UPRT Australia- Transforming Aviation’s Greatest Risk into Its Greatest Asset
