Year: 1990

Douglas Skyraider In May, 1967, the Australian destroyer HMAS Hobart was operating with a US naval task unit in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam. It was taking part in Operation Sea Dragon which involved the suppression of enemy coastal traffic and the bombardment of military objectives on shore. On the

Fear and Loathing in a Macchi! Ah yes, those were the days – on pilot’s course, having got through 60 hours on Winjeels with only one ‘loss-of-solo’, passed the basic phase of Macchi flying with reasonable success and now with about 150 total flying hours I’m the proud holder of an Instrument Rating, due more

UK To Australia Rally The Rally was for aircraft built before 1950 and of the 25 aircraft that started at White Waltham airfield in England on March 25th, 14 arrived at Caboolture, Old on the weekend of May 5th and 6th. Needless to say, the Rally was not without its moments as four aircraft crashed

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The care of the RAAF’s C-130 Hercules aircraft is in the hands of Air New Zealand – at least for the next four years. Work has begun on a contract for depot level maintenance (OLM) on the Service’s Heres’. It runs for four years, with provision for extending it one more year. The major overhauls

Brian Cartledge lives in Rozelle, a suburb of Sydney, right under the RW16 approach path, but he is not complaining. He likes living with the jets and takes every opportunity to listen in as well as watch them from the front row. It was a stormy Saturday morning in Sydney (unusual!!) and a rather large