Month: September 2019

How the DC-4 opened up the nation and more It was sold overseas in 1969 becoming N1220V at Flying Tiger Line. ERIC ALLEN B efore World War II, Pan American’s large flying boats, the Boeing 314 Clippers, operated long-range flights – mainly across the North Pacific – to limited Pacific destinations. Services also reached as

Warbirds, classic aircraft, museum and airshow news Reevers B25 Mitchell For Sale The North American B25J Mitchell of Reevers Warbirds Australia has been put up for sale. The aircraft, located at Parafield Airport, South Australia is substantially complete but is being sold as a rebuild project with the view to making it airworthy, either in

Developing Habit Patterns For High Performance Out of the Blue: Part 5 – Final As I’m writing this I’m also preparing to attend the funeral of my father. It’s not the first time I’ve experienced the loss of a close loved one. So, when I say having to leave this Earth is just a part

Air combat specialists step up They are among the RAAF best of the best – the latest batch of Air Warfare Instructor (AWI) capability subject matter experts showing they have what it takes to emerge as graduates of the biennial 2019 Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC). The course concluded with the now familiar Exercise Dawn

Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019, Australia’s largest bilateral exercise with the United States, saw more than 34,000 personnel engaged in a range of activities designed to enhance combat readiness and interoperability between the two armed forces. The air component involved aircraft operating in and out of the nation’s RAAF bases and on and off elements of

ADF employs the long and the short of it In 1794 the French Aerostatic Corps was established and charged with using balloons for reconnaissance and observation purposes during the French Revolutionary wars. Kept afloat by hydrogen supplied by portable units, this cutting edge new capability made its debut at the Battle of Fleurus on June