Marc Joel Atrero

Wings of Mercy The flying doctors look ahead The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is so much the stuff of legend nowadays that it has become one of the staples of Australian TV soap opera. At least two TV series have been made about the RFDS – the first, over 30 years ago, featuring

Beaufighter to The uk In a surprise move it was advised that the Duxford based Old Flying Machine Company was importing a Bristol Beaufighter into the UK. It is understood that this aircraft is one of the two that was held in Sydney NSW. One of these machines was being rebuilt to flying condition with

50 Years Ago September 1 – Britain. 458 Squadron RAAF, which is to fly Wellington bombers, is forming at Holme-on-SpaldingMoor in the East riding of Yorkshire under the command of W/Cdr N G Mulholland DFC. It had been first designated in a RAAF signal back on July 18 and ground staff had left Australia in

10 Years Ago The Boeing 767 had its maiden flight of 2hr 4min duration on 26 September at Paine Field, Everett, three days ahead of the target date established in 1978 when the program was launched, been • Congressional approval has requested by the US Navy for the procurement of 2,172 aircraft to be funded

An Anzac Spirit in the Air? Air travellers would be better off if the New Zealand and Australian markets were combined. This conclusion comes out of a recent study for the two governments over extending the Closer Economic Relations agreement to include passenger air travel. The aim of all the recent trends in aviation regulation

The recent Force Structure Review by the Australian Defence Force has highlighted the potential of both a Ready Reserve and, perhaps more importantly for readers of this magazine, an active Air Force Reserve for aircrew reservists to bolster Australia’s defence capability. Neither scheme however is a novel idea, as can be demonstrated by a study