Electra For Charrak Air Charrak Air was due to take delivery of Lockheed Electra L-188CF freighter N340HA at Avalon in October. N340HA was to ferry across the Pacific under the command of Captain Neville Baker with the remainder of the crew being Captain Robert ‘Spike’ Jones and F/E Alan Graco. The Charrak Air Electra was

Vital Actions — They’re Just That! A private pilot tells how rushed pre-takeoff checks almost became his undoing. With some 250 hours’ experience as an unrestricted private pilot, spread over four years, I had become reasonably confident of my ability to fly safely and well. Even so, I still held a profound respect for all

The pioneering spirit that built Qantas remains today in a very different world: one that it helped to create as a world leader in long distance air services. Forty eight years after Qantas became 100% Government owned following a long and at times arduous relationship with Imperial and BOAC, the Government has now finally relinquished

N5 – Bristol 171 Sycamore Acquisition of the RAN’s first rotary wing aircraft was announced in February 1952, when three Bristol Sycamore helicopters were ordered for search and rescue (SAR), photographic reconnaissance and general communication duties. The sole Sycamore Mark 1, serialled VL958 (c/n 12835), had first flown at Filton aerodrome, Bristol, on July 27