The weekend of August 10 and 11 – the 75th anniversary of the founding of Melbourne’s historic Essendon Airport – was marked by highly successful celebrations organised jointly by the airport’s own Chamber of Commerce, the FAC, local businesses and the City of Moonee Valley, the municipality in which the airport is situated. The celebrations

N16 – Westland Sea King 50 When the Wessex anti submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter replacement was considered by the RAN over 1971-72, the choice lay between the British Westland Sea King, Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King and the French Aerospatiale Super Frelon. The Australian Government decision in favor of the British Sea King (the SH-3H was

Cessna 150 and 152 This month, From The Cockpit takes a look at the Cessna 150 and 152, the aircraft sometimes nicknamed the ‘Tiny Tinny’ and one which has been responsible for the initial flying training of countless pilots over nearly four decades. Produced in massive numbers, the 150 and 152 have proved to be

Air power has been the decisive factor in nearly every major naval engagement since the beginning of the Second World War. Whether used by the Allies or the Axis Powers, air power when systematically applied to naval warfare annihilated naval surface forces and transport convoys not defended by friendly aircraft Some important examples bear examination.