Marc Joel Atrero

Csiro F27 Facing Battle to Stay Airborne Many readers have probably noticed VH-CAT, the F27 with the funny looking nose, parked at Tamworth, Sydney, or Essendon Airports, over the last ten years. Unfortunately, its future now appears in jeopardy, and the irony is that the CSIRO, the owner and chief user of the custom fitted

Agcat on Floats The skies over Queensland’s Gold Coast now have a new aircraft shape not found in the spotter’s books, an open cockpit Grumman 164 Agcat biplane on floats. It is understood that in a Queensland sky clogged with flightseeing Tiger Moths, one joyride operator opted to try and gain a commercial advantage by

50 Years Ago . . . November 1-Britain. Bad weather and rough seas interfere with operations from Pembroke Dock by 10 Squadron RAAF and prevail throughout November so flying boats can only operate on 11 days. November 3 – Britain. Although BOAC aircraft now fly between England and Cairo, 10 Squadron Sunderlands are still employed

Northwest Aspiring to Become the Supreme Us Airline Presently positioning itself to acquire a strategic stake in Qantas, Northwest Airlines is somewhat of an enigma amongst America’s major air transport league, having its structure and corporate philosophy radically altered since its unwilling takeover in 1989. However; in a world tending towards conservative business practices is

Hawker Hunter Commodore Norman Lee continues his series of articles on aircraft he flew during his service with the Fleet Air Arm. My introduction to the Hunter was tragically marred by the loss of the commanding officer of the Royal Navy squadron I had just joined on exchange, in a Hunter Trainer. He had been

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