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AHSA 1999 AH Vol 30 No 02.Pdf m I 1 '1: tfM / 1. I iWPi I 1 I i 1 I i I liililfifi •1 E iiiS » fe ■'ll 1 1 #■'m II ill II The Journal of the Aviation Historical Society of Australia Inc . A0033653P Volume 30 Number 2 March 1999 PslS liim^ II iwiiiiiiH Wiij^ ■ smi WtK^M -'•V| mmm ii»i . if II I ii K i If I I : I I iiiiiiii 1:1: ■ ■W I I ■i:, Warners Wooden Wonders i 1 I Milton A. yoe) Taylor i gsg^rnmmtmv^^ Paddy Heffernan ~ Series ~ Part 8 A.H.S.A. 40™ ANNIVERSARY 1959M 999 .fill i 1' ■ The Journal of the AVIATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY of ACSTRALIA Inc. A00336533P Volume 30 - Number 2 - March 1999 EDITORIAL EDITORS, DESIGN & PRODUCTION I have believed for some considerable time that we must capture our Aviation history NOW before it all goes. It is true Bill and Judith Baker to say that every day we loose bits of it. So seize the day and Address all correspondence to; do something about it. You must be interested in this subject The Editor, AHSA, or you would not be a member or be reading this. P.O. Box 2007, South Melbourne 3205 Victoria, Australia. We have a wide variety of topics in this issue and includes 03 9583 4072 Phone & Fax two new types - ‘Seen at’, which comes from a personal Subscription Rates; photographic album, and ‘Final Report’ which comes Australia A$40, originally from a RAAF report and is quite interesting. These Rest of World A$50. Surface Mail two could be duplicated anyone with a few photos or access A$65. Surface Airlifted to some reports. A$85. Air Mail Overseas payment to be in Australian Included is another issue of the “Newsletter” which I am currency by International Money Order or trying to keep just that and not a de facto ‘A-H’. Surely you Bank Draft. Overseas personal cheques can contribute in some small way??? cannot be accepted. Articles for Publication; Are to be on an Editors wish list; Australian theme. Any facet of Australia’s aviation history, Compass Airlines, The Editor reserves the right to edit any GAF Nomad, Korea, Vietnam, anything that interests you article accepted for publication. and can be printed. How about the history of Airbus in Payment is not made for articles. Australia? Please include sufficient postage for the return of originals if that is required. Cover A - H and the Computer; Contributions for Les Holden stands in the water on the flooded Salamaua the Journal are most welcome in any form, aerodrome in 1931. The DH-61, “Canberra”, with its wings but if you have a computer, exported on a folded is in the hangar behind him. 3V2" disc in ASSCII format (plain text), or WIN 6, would be just great! (Include hard Contents; copy also). 43 ...we discovered we were to fly Beaufighters Kenneth McDonald Disclaimer; 1. Whilst every effort is made to 48 Seen at Broken Hill in 1938. Mac Kennedey check the authenticity of the material and 49 Aeroflights-The Billboard Barnstormers advertising printed, the Publishers, Editors, Neville Hayes and the Aviation Historical Society of 54 Talkback Australia and its Office Bearers cannot 55 John George Morton Greg Banfield accept responsibility for any non­ 58 Final Report performance. 59 No4 Service Flying School Paddy Heffernan 2. The views expressed in 'Aviation 62 Warners Wooden Warbirds Keith Isaacs Heritage' are not necessarily those of the 70 Milton A. (Joe) Taylor Greg Banfield AHSA or its Editors. Meetings of the AHSA; AVIATION HERITAGE Melbourne Branch: The fourth Wednesday in every ISSN 0815- 4392 month, 7:30 at the Airforce Association, 4 Cromwell Street, Print Post Approved PP 320418/00017 South Yarra. Further information - Keith Meggs 9580 0140. NSW Branch: The first Wednesday in every month 7:45 © 1999 by the Publishers; Studio lat the Powerhouse Museum, enter from the THE AVIATION HISTORICAL Macarthur Street end. Further information - Gordon Lassiett SOCIETY OF 9416 7603 AUSTRALIA INC., A0033653p P.O. BOX 2007, SOUTH MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA AHSA Aviation Heritage • • • • we discovered we were to fly Beauflghters. Text and photos by KENNETH NEAL McDONALD, DEC. In September 1939, Prime Minister Robert Menzies become fully operational. But such minor irritations as no announced to the nation that as a consequence of Britain hot showers and no parachutes did little to dampen our declaring war on Germany, Australia was also at war. This enthusiasm. We washed in cold water and sat on pillows was just a few weeks after I had celebrated my twenty first in the Tigers. birthday, and my first thought was that if the Government decided to call up men to serve in the army, those aged The first hurdle was to go solo in the Tiger. Everyone twenty one would most likely be the first to be called. was on edge until that first adventure, and of course there Having read some of the gruesome stories of the was a time limit, reported to be seven hours of instruction. privations of the AIF in Gallipoli, France and Belgium Beyond that the cold hand of authority banished the failed during the First World War, I was not keen to become ones to navigation or even worse, gunnery schools, or so cannon fodder in the coming strife. we were led to believe. It turned out however that there was certainly some leeway in this regard, possibly due in I had long had ambition to fly aeroplanes, but my some measure to the difficult conditions under which we experience was limited to a couple of joy flights in a Gipsy lived, for many of us took much longer. In my own case, Moth at Essendon, the home of the Victorian Aero Club. 14 hours. I think I was one of the slower learners, and However, as soon as possible I applied to join the RAAF possibly the maximum allowed was about 15 hours to as a pilot. In due course I was advised to report to join No solo. 4 (P) Course on July 21, 1940 which gathered at No 1 Initial Training School, Somers, for two months instruction Having gone solo the pressure was much reduced, in such important subjects as Morse Code, Air Force and for most of us the rest of the course was enjoyable. I Regulations and endless Parade Ground Drill. Two of the completed the course with 20 hours dual and 21 hours recruits who were well known Aussie Rules League solo which would be about average for most trainees. By footballers received some special privileges like going to that time we were quite confident and were able to handle the city for their regular training sessions on Thursday the Tiger quite well, including aerobatics such as slow roll, afternoons, and of course every Saturday off for the match loop, roll off the top of a loop and so on. After two months of the day. They were both redheads, Bluey Holton, and we had finished the course and we were on our way to the Bluey Truscott who later became famous as a fighter ace. next part of our training. My log book shows that I was rated "Above Average" as a Tiger pilot and recommended Our course was split into several groups who were for twin engine advanced training. sent to different Elementary Flying Training Schools. I went to No 7 EFTS at Western Junction, near Launceston, The next move was to No 1 Service Flying Training where we learned to fly Tiger Moths. This was a new School at Point Cook. Here we trained on the twin station, we were the first course to attend, and there was engined Avro Anson, the big "bomber" of the RAAF in still much work to be completed before the base could earlier days. I went solo on the Anson after four hours of 43 AHSA Aviation Heritage dual so obviously the transition to a twin-engine aircraft flaps but a much was fairly straightforward. After two months I had 20 higher wing loading hours dual and 25 hours solo including a couple of night which caused it to landings. At this point we were awarded our Wings, and drop a wing in a how proud we were! nasty manner on stalling. It also had Another two months in the Advanced Training Flights a wicked swing on took in more operational-type activity such as bombing take-off and and gunnery and a few more night take-offs and landings. landing which gave On completing my Anson flying I had 25 hours dual and 65 me quite a lot of hours solo, a total all flying to that time of 142 hours. trouble to control at first. The trick of I was sent to Central Flying School at Camden for a course was to Wirraway conversion on the way to fly Fairey Battles at No anticipate the swing 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Evans Flead. A group and once you had it of us arrived there to find that they had more than enough beaten there really staff pilots and we were definitely not wanted. We did no was no further flying there as they refused to allow us anywhere near the problem. Battles. So, we cooled our heels for a few weeks until P.O Ken McDonald in 1942 another posting came through directing us back to Camden for an instructors course. Flaving completed the four months instructor’s course we were all much improved pilots. We were sent to Central Flying School was regarded as the University various training schools, and I was sent back to Point of the RAAF and the staff instructors there were quick to Cook and soon began instructing the regular student reinforce this attitude.
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