A Veteran’s Story.
A Veteran’s Story. (Image: Defence) In working with the RAAF History and Heritage branch, I was asked to compile this story for Defence from recollections captured by Monte Wilson. I have reproduced the article here but the link to the Defence website with additional images …
On this Day…
On this Day… It’s just another day. February 6th comes and goes just as any other day would. However, for me, it will always hold special significance. For it was on this day in 1952 that my father came close to meeting his end over …
Happy 100th, Dad.
Happy 100th, Dad. Dad was never a fan of cricket, so the concept of reaching a century would certainly been alien to him. And yet, today would have marked 100 years since he was born into a farming life on Queensland’s Darling Downs. Little did …
First Solo – 44 Years On.
First Solo – 44 Years On. Through planning or good fortune, I have generally flown on the anniversary of that first flight. On the 25th anniversary, I organised to fly a light aircraft in Queensland where I was on holidays. 40 years on, and …
Qantas Boeing 747 Farewell – 5 Years On.
The Qantas Boeing 747 Farewell – 5 Years On. It’s cliche…everybody says it…but where does the time go? Yet, on July 22nd it will be 5 years since we departed Sydney to fly the final Qantas Boeing 747 to its resting place in the Mojave …
Sixty Years On.
Sixty Years On. My late mother loved to recount how I was born at 8:30am in the midst of a violent thunderstorm. In my teenage years she blamed that storm on what she described as my belligerent traits – I prefer to think that I …
So You Want to Write a Book?
So You Want to Write a Book? This last week I have been to the local coffee shop on three occasions to meet folks that are keen on writing and publishing. These are far from isolated incidents as one of the most common phrases I …
An Australian on the Grassy Knoll.
An Australian on the Grassy Knoll. I have always been fascinated by history and subscribed to the belief that fact can be far stranger than fiction. We are all entertained by storytelling – and history is the story of humankind with all of its …
US Air Medal – Five Years On.
US Air Medal – Five Years On. Even five years on, I find it difficult to believe. Having pursued so many dead ends, that the award of the US Air Medal should take place in 2018 after so many years of research was a landmark …
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