Marc Joel Atrero

Cobra Attack Helos for Army? The possibility that the Australian Army may acquire second hand US Army AH-IP Cobra armed reconnaissance helicopters may add to the list of surplus United States military hardware coming to the Australian Defence Force at “bargain basement” prices. The procurement of up to 40 Cobras is currently under consideration in

Two Of A Kind David Henderson of Henderson Air Charter stepped down off the box he’d been standing on to unfasten the port engine cowling of the Drover, and went to answer the telephone in his tiny hangar office. The old Drover had seen better days, but for the scenic charters David was running from

Are You Aware of Your Personal Tax Deductions Arising From Working in the Aviation Industry It is one of those things that nobody really likes to think about: the annual sharpening of pencils to work on your tax return. Or, if you are fortunate, you will just be taking your shoebox full of receipts to

50 Years Ago… June 1-Britain. Now with 453 (Spitfire) Squadron, F/Lt Don Smith, winner of the Soviet Medal for Valour for deeds over Malta, claims a Fw 190 damaged. New Guinea. A detachment of 36 Squadron Dakotas commences operating in New Guinea transporting personnel, mail and freight to the various Allied headquarters and camps. These

10 Years Ago • Ansett Airlines took delivery of their first Boeing 767-277 on June 6. The aircraft, VH-RMD, was first flown on May 4 and was the 51st 767 to be delivered. The delivery flight was flown Seattle/Honolulu/Port Moresby/Sydney/Melbourne. The final leg of the trip to Australia was on June 10 when VH-RMD flew

Southern Comfort – The Twin Beech Taxying the Twin Beech is a little like walking on ice in leather soled shoes. This big heavy aeroplane, with its freely castoring tailwheel, completely lacks direct steering. That is not to say there is no means of controlling the beast, it is just that the cautious navigation of