Marc Joel Atrero

 Project Definition Study to List Options on Aew&C Acquisition The Australian Defence Force has moved to improve its so far limited practical knowledge of Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) operations by using exchange postings to train a number of Air Defence Officers in the United States and Britain. After two decades of frustration though

Dino DiFelice from Holland Park in Queensland writes to say he has purchased every issue of AA magazine since 1986 and truly believes that “we have the best aviation magazine around”. Dino uses a PRO- 2003 receiver, and a wire FM antenna about 1. 5 me- tres in length, and states “it is quite efficient”.

Robinson R44 Astro If you get it right the first time, why change it? These thoughts sprang to mind as I walked around the brand new Robinson R44 helicopter sitting in Heliflite’s hangar at Castle Hill. I had been invited by Lyndsay Edmonds, of Heliflite, the Australian Distributors of the R44, to sample the new

Aircraft Accidents, Fatalities Rise Aircraft accidents in NZ last year totalled 68 17 more than in 1992. Civil Aviation Authority figures show there were five aircraft accidents which resulted in 13 deaths. Nine of the killed were in a Nomad which crashed on the Franz Josef glacier, on the west coast of the South Island,

10 Years Ago • One of the RAF’s oldest units, No 101 Squadron, was officially reformed on May 1 at RAF Brize Norton as the VC10 tanker unit. The squadron, which last operated Vulcan B Mk 2s, was disbanded in August 1982. Some of its crews participated in the “Black Buck” missions during the 1982

50 Years Ago… May 1 – Britain. A 455 Squadron Beaufighter piloted by P/ ON Wilson crash lands after takeoff and bursts into flames. Navigator, F/Sgt T Holmes (RAF), who jumps clear, tries in vain to drag his pilot free and suffers facial burns. May 2 Britain. S/Ldr Don Smith takes command of 453 Squadron.