50 Years Ago. . . October 1-Italy. Naples is taken. Hitler orders Kesselring to hold a line south of Rome rather than retire farther north. Australia. Catalina A24-67 of 11 Squadron, captained by F/O D McDiarmed, is shot down by AA fire during a torpedo attack on Pomelaa Harbour in the Celebes. Naval Observer, L/Cdr

Controls Caused Gripen Crash: The crash of a Saab Gripen fighter during an air show at Stockholm in early August was caused by a known problem with thefly-by-wireflight controls. The Gripen was completing a 360 turn at the low speed of 154 knots (285kmh) at a height of 900ft (280m) when the nose suddenly dropped.

Pilot Airspace Briefings: The Civil Aviation Authority is currently conducting Airspace Briefings at the following locations across Australia. These briefings, organised by the Directorate of Aviation Safety Regulation’s Communication Branch, form a part of a national program to alert and educate pilots about the changes to Australian airspace, effec- tive November 11. Each briefing will

Go Pylon Racing in Style If you are thinking of visiting Tasmania next March for the inaugural Skyrace Tasmania then the following should be of interest to you. Harrington Green Travel Services is operating a DC-3 charter from Sydney with a six day package that includes tickets to the event each day in addition to