Marc Joel Atrero

Practicing to Die! Such is the term used by numerous air arms around the world to describe the somewhat dubious procedure of performing double asymmetric training exercises on live aircraft. A procedure which surprisingly is still being employed by the Royal Australian Air Force in view of the loss of a Boeing 707 practicing same

Practicing to Die! Such is the term used by numerous air arms around the world to describe the somewhat dubious procedure of performing double asymmetric training exercises on live aircraft. A procedure which surprisingly is still being employed by the Royal Australian Air Force in view of the loss of a Boeing 707 practicing same

Register Review Twenty seven aircraft make up the new allocation section this month, indicating an upward swing in the aviation economy. Of the four helicopters listed, Aerospatiale A Star AWK comes from Japan where it was operated by Royal Koku at Tokyo Heliport. Interestingly, the aircraft was flying as an aAS350B Squirrel inJapan so it

50 Years Ago . . . July 1 – North Africa. Rommel assaults the new El Alamein. line. Kittyhawks of 3 and 450 Sqns escorting Bostons to Deir El Shein, fight a running battle with Me 109s. Sgt George O’Neil’s aircraft falls a mile out to sea. Bailing out, he jettisons his revolver, helmet, gloves

Heroism in the Bush The Joss in 1937 of New England Airways Stinson Airliner VH-UHH was to herald in an act of heroism that was a hallmark of the era. Adapted from our best selling book ‘Air Crash’, author Macarthur Job narrates the exciting story which really was a case of . . . At

10 Years Ago • A ceremony was held at the RANAS at Nowra on July 2 to mark the disbanding of the Fleet Air Arm’s frontline Squadrons, VF 805 equipped with Douglas A-4G Skyhawks and VS 816 equipped with Grumman S-2G Trackers. Both squadrons had comprised the Carrier Air Group aboard HMAS Melbourne. Until the