Hi All, Further to earlier posts, I thought I might take the opportunity to mention 'Down to Earth' again which details the extraordinary life...
Back on thread, Here's an early model Meteor from the "Planes of Fame" at Chino, California. Cheers Owen [ATTACH]
OK. I'll go through my archives and dig up some sets from Temora, Duxford and Chino. It might be this afternoon before I can get to it. Here's...
These are great links. I can see that not too much slips by you blokes, (..and girls) I'll have to do a bit of hunting myself. Cheers...
Hi again, Yes Temora sure is a great place. (...and only a short flight from home:)) It is a real credit to EVERYONE involved there at all levels....
Hi All, Here are 3 from Temora recently. Cheers Owen [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hi Andy, Given that your area of interest includes the Desert War and Kittyhawks, have you seen Ted Sly's book, "Luck of the Draw"? Like Bobby...
G'day again. The 'Significant Memorabilia' thread got me thinking. In contrast, is there anything that slipped on by and was possibly an...
Hi All, I initiated this thread on another forum previously and it was very interesting. What is your most significant piece of memorabilia?...
Hi Guys, Thanks for the thread. I can almost see my Dad getting embarrassed and wondering what all the fuss is about; but he'd certainly...
Thanks Kyt, I never tire of reading these records. You may find page 253/06FEB52 of interest. Cheers Owen
Hi Kyt, He lamented somewhat that the squadron wasn't equipped with the newer generation of jets such as the F-86. However, he did admire the...
Thanks Spidge, That's a great coverage of the serving units. Cheers Owen
Hi Kyt, The remustering was purely voluntary. You could opt to remain in the RAAF in some other role. I recently interviewed a chap who was in...
Hi Lads, Believe it or not, this bio actually simplifies the issue a little. His INITIAL enlistment was with the RAAF to train as a navigator....
Hi All, In response to the queries relating to my Dad's "multi service" background, I thought I'd post something I wrote a couple of years back....
Hi again Kyt, Yes, Dad had a very diverse service career. The road that he followed to get there and the experiences along the way were...
Hi All, Thanks for the 'heads up' regarding radar veterans. My Mum served in this capacity during WWII as well as a stint in the plotting room...
Hi All, Dad was on the Meteors in Korea, though the Mustang remained the favourite of the many aircraft he flew. The Meteor did have a rough time,...
Indeed Andy. One of life's gentlemen. Cheers Owen
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