Marc Joel Atrero

Doctor’s orders – RAAF to take its Super Hornet medicine The proposed deal to acquire a squadron or two of Super Hornets to cover a growing capability gap between the early retirement of the F-111s and the arrival of the F-35 JSF poses as many questions as it answers. In 1970 the RAAF leased 24

Havoc for New Qld Flying Museum Big News for the Month is the Planned Import of an Airworthy Douglas a-20 for Steve Searle’s Planned Flying Museum. Acquired by Steve Searle Last Year, the Twin Engined Attack Aircraft is Planned to Arrive in Australia by April. A-20g C/n 21844 and Serial 43-22197 Was Built by Douglas

WGCDR R C ‘Dick’ Creswell, 1920-2006 Wing Commander (Retired) R C ‘Dick’ Cresswell, thrice commander of the RAAF’s 77 Squadron in WW2 and Korea and considered the father of the RAAF’s Fighter Combat Instructor (FCI) course, passed away in Canberra on December 16 aged 86. Following is an extract from the eulogy which was delivered

70 years on Seventy years have passed since Australia experienced its second major airline accident – an event remembered largely for the dramatic rescue of its two survivors. Brisbane’s Archerfield Airport was windy and overcast as two Airlines of Australia Stinson trimotors awaited their passengers on February 19 1937. This content is available exclusively to

Living in a caravan, pre-dawn pre-flights, and a fast filling logbook. As a young commercial pilot in the Kimberleys life was pretty good, even when things didn’t go quite to plan. Kununurra was full of young pilots and the motto was, “Need a pilot? Shake a tree. ” Fortunately I was able to gain employment

The battle for NSW’s rescue choppers Sydney’s NRMA CareFlight and the southern region Westpac Life Saver rescue helicopter services began their own fight for survival after NSW Health’s December 8 announcement that CHC Helicopters (Australia) had been chosen as the preferred provider of helicopter rescue services for Sydney, Wollongong, and Orange. The NSW government’s controversial