Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorIn Australian Service – The Postwar DC-3
July 27, 1986 0 commentThe Dougias DC-3 the Post-war Years Part Twenty-Four in a Series Examining the Airliners That Established Civil Aviation in Australia The Douglas DC-3 family came into Its own in Australia in the period following the end of World War II. The experience gained with the type In Australia during the war years provided the stepping
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July 27, 1986 0 commentAnsett Takes on the World With International Leasing Venture The diversified Ansett group are marshalling their forces to take on the world’s leading aerospace leasing organisations. This is not news though as Ansett Transport Industries’ joint Managing Director, Sir Peter Abeles, has been promoting the company’s ambitions in this regard for more than a year
Read moreThe Airlines Look to Leasing
July 27, 1986 0 commentAnsett Takes on the World With International Leasing Venture The diversified Ansett group are marshalling their forces to take on the world’s leading aerospace leasing organisations. This is not news though as Ansett Transport Industries’ joint Managing Director, Sir Peter Abeles, has been promoting the company’s ambitions in this regard for more than a year
Read moreTechnology Explained
July 27, 1986 0 commentF-4G Anatomy of R Wild Weasel The Allied practice of using fighter bombers to actively suppress or destroy hostile anti-aircraft defences dates back to the latter phases of World War II, when USAAF P- 38s, P-51s and RAF Typhoons carried out gun and rocket attacks on Luftwaffe AAA sites. The electromagnetically benign Korean War saw
Read moreDibb Report Analysis
July 26, 1986 0 commentDibb Report Heralds in New Era of Defence Policy Making The release of the long-awaited Dibb Report into Australia’s defence capabilities has paved the way for a major reorientation of our military resources. Mr Paul Dibb, a former Deputy Director of the Joint Intelligence Organisation, has spent the best part of a year analysing exactly
Read moreAirline Affairs
July 26, 1986 0 commentNew South Wales Air Services Review Panel Releases Summary Report: The summary report on air services in NSW has been released and its findings are sure to fire the imagination of both airframe marketers and airlines alike. Essentially the report broadly recommends the establishment of a policy of hubbing at selected NSW regional centres in
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