Oops! October 1965, “Confrontation” is still in full swing in Borneo, and the Beverleys of 34 Squadron RAF were doing invaluable service with daily air drops of food and fuel to forward drop zones (DZs). The mighty Bevs also undertook the occasional air-land task. On the 29th, XH116 left Labuan for Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu)

Were You One of the Lucky Aviation Monitors Who Caught the Beautiful Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation VH-EAG “Southern Preservation” Either on HF or VHF Enroute to Our Shores? After leaving the United States mainland, the aircraft flew to Honolulu, thence Pago Pago, Nadi and Sydney. They were due to stay in Pago for a day

Eurocopter Out of Anzac Project Eurocopter has announced its withdrawal from the RAN’s project to procure a naval helicopter for the ANZAC frigates and Offshore Patrol Combatants. Eurocopter said it made the decision after “an extensive survey of the technical specification”. Eurocopter’s preparations to bid for the project are understood to have been badly damaged

Qantas Says No NZ Domestic Plans Qantas has told the New Zealand Commerce Commission’s hearing into Air New Zealand’s planned acquisition of a 50% stake in Ansett Australia that it is unlikely to enter the NZ domestic airline market. Qantas says that the start-up costs of a New Zealand domestic operation would be too high