50 Years Ago… July 3- New Guinea. After heavy fighting around Mubo, Australian troops advancing from Wau join up with Americans from the Nassau Bay landing force in the Bitoi River region. July 3/4 Britain. Target Cologne. Out of 653 aircraft, 9 Halifaxes, 8 Lancasters, 8 Wellingtons, and 5 Stirlings are lost. Twenty industrial premises

John Rankin lives in Auckland and works in the insurance industry. He is a senior executive with a very well known company. Recently, while watching aircraft on the downwind leg for RW 23 at Auckland’s Mangere International Airport, John spotted a Qantas 767, a rare sight these. days in Auckland airspace. Most Qantas flights to

More Black Hawks for Army? The Australian Army Aviation Corp (AAAVN) may not get its long awaited follow-on Black Hawks till the end of the decade. The Army’s original complement of 39 S-70s was due to be supplemented by further follow-on orders, to provide the service with an additional infantry airlift capability. Perhaps the most

Airline Pax Face New Tax Airlines and the aviation industry have attacked a Government proposal foranew levy of $NZ1. 50 for airline passengers. Ansett New Zealand says passengers on medium distance flights already pay an average of $NZ40 in GST (goods and services tax) and various aviation taxes. The Civil Aviation Authority is considering the