Marc Joel Atrero

Light aircraft generally end their days for one of two reasons: the first results in a BASI (or international equivalent) investigation, and the other is more or less covered by the label ‘uneconomic to repair’. Nine times out of ten, that means it’s suffering from corrosion: it’s an insidious process that starts as soon as

Mosquito Over Korea “Goddamnit, an Aussie! Come in . . . ” They were all at the bar rolling dice for drinks. It was like old home week. “Come in . . . ” and they began introducing themselves . . . It was Sunday afternoon at the 6147 Control Group Officer’s Club in the

Future Sst Development Depends on International Effort to Solve Environmental Problems The next generation supersonic airliner, or “Son of Concorde” as it has been widely labelled, is being actively studied in an international research effort and whilst lessons have been learnt from past supersonic experience new technologies must be developed to make the aircraft a

Choppers Cut Crime Wave A police helicopter swoop has rounded up 1,300 criminals in only nine days in South Africa. The purge in crime-racked Johannesburg netted armed robbers, house breakers, car thieves and murderers as eight Puma machines and modified Bell helicopters, scoured South Africa’s biggest city in a campaign code named operation Chopper. South

50 Years Ago . . . January 1-Ambon. A tragic new year for13Squadron RAAF. F/O John Turnbull flying Hudson A 16-29 on a shipping search, crashes into the sea. Only Sgt Bernie Hack survives. North Africa. In their first Kittyhawk combat, 3Squadron RAAF encounters 16 Ju 87s and six Bf 10 9s about to attack

The Wrong Engine On January 8, 1989, a British Midlands Airways Boeing 737-400 crashed while making an emergency approach to land at East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire, UK, following an inflight engine shutdown because of a suspected fire in the No 2 engine. The accident, which occurred on short finals after the No 1 engine lost