Marc Joel Atrero

Register Review An interesting variety of aircraft make up the New Allocations this month including a MiG-17, a Pilatus Turbo Porter and a second Globe Swift. ALG is Australia’s first MiG-17 and joins three MiG-15s and a MiG-21 on the register. The MiG-17 Fresco was a direct development of the MiG-15 which it began to

Raaf Proposing to Buy Tlffiee Surplus Us Navy Lockheed P-3B Orions The Royal Australian Air Force’s major P-3 Update project which aims to keep its maritime reconnaissance/anti-submarine warfare patrol planes operational well into the next century,includes a proposal to acquire three surplus United States Navy P-3B models. The P-3B buy proposal is seen as a

Some months ago, I heard a whisper concerning Sydney Airport’s international apron tower which transmits on 122. 3 MHz and is located immediately in front of the international terminal building (ITB). The rumour. Qantas was going to take over the primary responsibility for all Air Traffic Control movements on this particular apron, relieving the CAA

What the Tax Man Tafflh Away – Assessing Manufacturers’ Credits The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) may have dealt a severe blow to manufacturers’ efforts to sell and lease new aircraft in Australia’s already struggling market if a recently issued Draft Taxation Ruling becomes final. The ruling clarifies the ATO’s position that incentives or manufacturers’ credits

Wigram Air Base Closes by Dec ‘95 The Wigram, Christchurch, RNZAF base-the birthplace of military flying training in New Zealand and the spiritual home of the Air Force – will close by December 1995. The Chief of Defence Force, Vice Admiral Somerford Teagle, announcing the closure, said units at Wigram would gradually be relocated to

50 Years Ago… May 1-Bay of Biscay. F/O E Smith and crew of 461 Squadron in Sunderland DV968/M damage the German submarine U-415. May 2-Australia. The Japanese raid Darwin with 21 escorted Bettys. For six kills, 14 Spitfires are lost, five in combat. F/Os G Gifford (A58-67) of 457 Squadron and McNab (A58-12) of 452