Australian Aviation

Last issue I promised to tell you about a few manufacturers who are currently converting auto engines for use in aircraft and I’ll do this by quoting passages from newsletters or information packages I have received from the USA. Firstly, Dave Blanton of JAVELIN ENGINES, P. O. Box 184861, Wichita, Kansas, 67218, has this to

10 Years Ago • A detachment of three Grumman Trackers from No. 831 Squadron HMAS Albatross, Nowra, are presently carrying out Operation Trochus 75. Based at Broome they are patrolling West Australian waters to ensure that Indonesian and Taiwanese boats do not illegally land along the coast. • Nationwide Air Services Pty. Ltd. , Australian

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Tall, fair-haired Flight Lieutenant Gordon Harvey was a Korean War veteran. He had taken part in Squadron RAAF’s first day of operations on July 2, 1950. It was the third mission entered into the Unit History Sheets and his was one of six CAC Mustangs detailed to escort nine American B-29 Super fortresses on a

The Australian Department of Defence has announced its requirement for an Iroquois helicopter replacement programme. Responding to what will ultimately be a billion-dollar order are Aerospatiale with their Super Puma, Sikorsky with the export version of the UH-60 Blackhawk, Westland with the military development of the W30 and Boeing/Bell with the revolutionary JVX Tilt Rotor.

Is United Airlines New Zealand Bound? Despite making the biggest profit in its history last year ($79 million), Air New Zealand wears a gloomy face these days. A strike by cabin crew grounded all international and domestic aircraft for five days up until Christmas Eve and cost the company an estimated $11 million. It soured