“What do I do if I miss?” asked the young Englishman. His name was Bob Doe, a fresh faced, 20 year old replacement pilot for No 234 Squadron, RAF. It was mid August, 1940, and the Battle of Britain was beginning to heat up. The man to whom he had addressed the question was the
Mark Di Felice and Dean Smith from East Doncaster in Victoria are keen readers of “On the Airbands”. They found this item from the Moorabbin airwaves amusing, and believe you may enjoy it also. Mark and Dean were flying at the time themselves on a local trip near Moorabbin Airport. The day was pretty terrible
Air NZ Expands Overseas Air New Zealand is hiring more than 60 pilots for its expanded international services, marking the airline’s first major recruitment campaign in nearly five years. The expansion is driven by the addition of nine weekly flights to Japan following the September opening of Kansai International Airport near Osaka. This content is
Glasair Ii S In my concluding remarks on the story of the construction of a composite kit Glasair by Jake and Barbara Jansen of Canberra, I expressed the hope that I would be able to con a ride when it was finished. Recently I had that pleasure. As the aircraft was still undergoing calibration trials,
Raaf Ready Reserve Has Mainly Become The Province Of Airfield Defence Guards Airfield defence is the key component of the Royal Australian Air Force’s Ready Reserve; but less widely known is that it also contains 44 Ready Reservists aircrew. Now in its third year, the Air Force Ready Reserve, with a target strength of 450
Jpats – The Decision Nears With evaluations of the seven contenders for the USA’s Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) contract now in the crucial Source Selection Phase, it won’t be long before we find out who has won this large and important competition. In some ways, the programme can be regarded as revolutionary as