Coooeeee, Part 2 tonight 8.30pm CH-2
Look’s like a top show this thursday night 8.30pm ABC Channel 2! 😎
Part 1.The Creation of the Australian aviation industry, another 2 part’s to go.
Be there or be square :dev2:
I’ve been reading some bonzer blooody ripper book’s.
THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914-1918 Vol VIII.
THE AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS. E.M.CUTLACK. First Pub 1923 this one 1984.
ISBN 0 7022 1727 1.
ISBN 0 7022 1728 X (pbk)
A fantastic book, LOT’S of name’s I know from other book’s of course, and from WW2 book’s.
Now this book was very interesting aswell.
CHALLENGE.
SIR VALSTON HANCOCK 1990 ISBN 0 949795 39 9.
This Man had a BUSY flying life, from Gypsy Moth’s, DH-9’s, Wapitis’s, and a few homegrown type’s aswell, Beaufort, Beaufighter, Battle, Mustang, Demon, the Oz Gannet,… .
Vampire’s, Meteor’s, Canberra’s and lot’s more… the list goe’s on and on in civil type’s.
Seem’s like a great guy old Val. IF he’s still kicking he will be 100 year’s old this thursday the 31st of may.
If not RIP Sir Val mate ya dun Oz proud.
Sound’s like his cousin, THE Lang Hancock was a preety good bush pilot aswell, and had many very early civil type’s aswell, with mention of a Klem Swallow and other type’s.
Pssst… what the hell’s a Warrigal II :confused: .
Two I have yet to read just YET!
P.G.TAYLOR.
The Last Of The Great Air Pioneers.
A personal tribute from Stuart Swinton. 2006 ISBN: 1-876439-41-6
By Australian Military Publications.http://www.warbooks.com.au.
And last but not least!!!
Cause the buffoon clown had a Lufftwaffe at one point! :rolleyes: 😀 and flew combat in WW1.
HERMANN GORING
Hitler Paladin or Puppet?
Wolfgang Paul, translated by Helmut Bogler. 1998 ISBN 1-85409-429-7
That’s it, I am KAPUT!
I must crash, feeling as flat as a tac, battery’s really runnin low today!
” Gut Nacht ” all 😉 , CROC’S RULE! :dev2:
By: STORMBIRD262 - 7th June 2007 at 11:25
Part 2: Australia’s Own
Last week’s was preety cool.
But I have done all this stuff backward’s and forward’s for year’s, but of course watch anything with old flying thing’s.
I must admit it was good to see all the static old picture’s, that are all though my book’s, alive and moving, Oh and the Pilot’s aswell.
That Mad Smithy was alway’s an accident waiting to happen.
I just covered the 6 hour’s out and 9 back’s, once again through P.G.Taylor’s eye’s, reading his book last week.
What An Amazing flying Career.
Must be off the Oz Flying thingo’s show’s on.
Oooo Rooo CROC’S RULE!!
By: STORMBIRD262 - 30th May 2007 at 15:44
No Wucken Forrie’s Rich mate!
Should be a ripper show 😀
And if anyone outthere watche’s it, make sure ya’s drop back past this thread and tell us what ya opinion was of it Ok!
Oh and Happy Birthday! 😀
To Air Marshal Sir Valston Hancock, K.B.E., C.B, D.F.C., RAAF Retired.
Born 100 year’s ago today!
What a man. 😮 😉
So it might just be RIP aswell.
And I just finished the last page’s of his self written biography Today/night actually it’s past 12am now, so it’s his birthday.
Freaky as I did not even plan it that way .:eek:
Same day as the show tonight at 8.30pm ABC Channel 2.
So don’t forget it’s called.
Air Australia, Canvas and sticks. 😎
Part 1 of 3. The creation of the Australian aviation industry.
I gotta crash, completely knackered once again,:o and a biggish day tomorrow!
” Gut Nacht ” all, good moaning or good afternoon for where ever you may be on this little planet.
Oooo Roooo for now :dev2:
By: richb - 30th May 2007 at 06:44
Thanks for the head up Stormbird! – will be doing everything poss to remember to watch this – as I missed last night’s Tamora bit on ABC:(
By: STORMBIRD262 - 30th May 2007 at 06:39
Australian Flying Corps!
I read this one as a tribute to a WW1 Pilot!
Capt. Roby. L. Manuel. D.F.C. No.2 Squadron (previously Infantry).
13 confirmed Victory’s, and of course more damaged or Unconned
He loved the SE5’s.
Farmer of Kerang, Victoria Australia. Born Kerang 7th October 1895.
I bumped in to a Lady at the 100th birthday of the Aeroplane, down at Point Cooky on the 17th December 2003.
The Lady said she was the youngest surviving Grandaughter of Roby, I have forgotten her name now, a very nice lady of around 70 at the time I think.
She told me some amazing first hand story’s of her famous Flying old pop!
He passed away in the 1970’s I think she said, RIP Roby mate!
That’s it 😉 , gut’s is churning once again, I’m off to the Royal Throne yet again 😮 .
Life’s a B@stard Bitch and then ya die! :rolleyes: :dev2:
Ooooo Rooooo for now all 🙂
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