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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Dec 2022, 02:05
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Posted By Torres

B*ggar me - look who dropped in and I didn't...

B*ggar me - look who dropped in and I didn't notice!!

G'Day Jed ... must be 40 years since I last saw you, not long after the Macair take over.

Welcome to PPRuNe! :}
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Mar 2019, 21:57
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

I am in contact with a guy in the UK who manages...

I am in contact with a guy in the UK who manages the Jasper Masklyne web site about Jasper's father who was a magician of some note: https://www.maskelynemagic.com/

He is now seeking to update the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Apr 2013, 00:06
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

GKA was an early 260 HP B55. When it was quite...

GKA was an early 260 HP B55. When it was quite new McCook lost a main wheel at Mendi and it did it's first wheels up at Goroka. It was sold to M&T Holmes Logging, don't recall whether that was Junior...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2013, 09:15
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Fris. Beech 200 VH-IBC BB-74. Was that the...

Fris. Beech 200 VH-IBC BB-74. Was that the Norfolk King Air that reached the fuselage cycle limits and could not operate pressurised? If it is, at one time it was the highest time or highest cycle...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Feb 2013, 10:46
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Torres

Thanks Plovett. Only today I sent an email to...

Thanks Plovett. Only today I sent an email to Rick, not knowing he had been awarded a gong. Will send him another congratulatory email tonight.

Tinpis. Buy new glasses! :}

Maisk Rotum. Heli...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jan 2013, 18:14
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

John Leahy passed away on Tuesday 15 January 2013...

John Leahy passed away on Tuesday 15 January 2013 aged 66 years. John was the youngest of the Leahy family that included Sir Danny Leahy and Tom Leahy both deceased and Paddy Leahy, all nephews of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Dec 2012, 19:15
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Torres

I received email photos of John Cheung's...

I received email photos of John Cheung's investiture at Government House Port Moresby.

It appears Cheungie has been Awarded an MBE.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Jul 2012, 05:27
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Vale Thomas Joseph Leahy

I lost a mate of forty years early this morning.

Tom Leahy passed away in St Andrews Hospital at Toowoomba. Tom was 83 years old.

Tom Leahy and brother Dan Leahy went to PNG to work for their...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th May 2012, 22:49
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Mike Tse

Just been advised that Mike Tse of North Coast Aviation passed away at 2pm Monday 28 May 2012 in Madang. He had been sick for a while. RIP old friend.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th May 2012, 06:37
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

I remember Ron. Indeed, I think he owned the...

I remember Ron. Indeed, I think he owned the marina where I kept my yacht.

I'm sure it was Vince that told me he cut up the railway and one steam engine, although it may have been Keith. The...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Apr 2012, 11:09
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

SIR Ramon Thurecht???????????? Ray got one...

SIR Ramon Thurecht????????????

Ray got one too?????????

They got specials on Knighhoods again? :rolleyes:

Thanks for his email address.I'll contact him again after almost 30 years.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Apr 2012, 10:08
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Well I remember Vince Sanders and Sanders...

Well I remember Vince Sanders and Sanders Transport. I have a vague recollection Vince's daughter (?) may have posted in this thread long ago??? I may be wrong.

Vince was mates with Ray Thurecht...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Mar 2012, 19:37
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Orm Grace - another PNG lapun comes out of the...

Orm Grace - another PNG lapun comes out of the woodwork! :ok: :}

Max Parker last heard of retired in Cairns but I see he is not listed in the Cairns phone book.

Dropped in on Tommy Leahy at his...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Dec 2011, 10:59
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Leonard Clampett, known to all as "Jed". ...

Leonard Clampett, known to all as "Jed".

Yes, I wondered about the 1974 - pre Macair take over - so you are correct, it will be the Porter.



I won't comment on your unatural acts for fear of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Dec 2011, 07:26
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Torres

Post # 2411 is by shinbone. Emi no samting bilong...

Post # 2411 is by shinbone. Emi no samting bilong mi? :confused:

Len wasn't the only Twotter driver to master that technique!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Nov 2011, 11:00
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

I worked with Raphael at Talair around the late...

I worked with Raphael at Talair around the late 1970s, nice guy.

Just a thought, send a PM to High 6 as he may have contacts to know how to contact Raphael's family.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Oct 2011, 22:02
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Bernie is retired in rural Queensland and has a...

Bernie is retired in rural Queensland and has a small horse property. PM me if you want his contact details.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Jun 2011, 01:37
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

That is very sad Hanoi. I'm beginning to...

That is very sad Hanoi.

I'm beginning to dread your posts........
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Apr 2011, 23:34
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Tinnie. Parker is on the list: "Parker, Max B." ...

Tinnie. Parker is on the list: "Parker, Max B."

There was a Keith and Kathy ???? both pilots but I thought Kathy worked for Biscuit Ears, not Talair? Last heard they had retired to Cairns.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Apr 2011, 06:01
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Last I heard of him, he was having an extended...

Last I heard of him, he was having an extended vacation in West Irian (http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-aviation-questions/343363-merged-five-aussies-arrested-papua.html). :E

Ah, Pussy Galore. I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Apr 2011, 11:11
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Yes, I thought of Bill Johns, the "Tasmanian...

Yes, I thought of Bill Johns, the "Tasmanian Timpanist". Bill Johns was with TAL in the pre Junior, Jack Gray and Jim Smith era, so I think preceded Bill Sherwood?

However the last I heard of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Apr 2011, 07:31
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Torres

Cresswell, Dick: Not sure Dick flew for TAL. He...

Cresswell, Dick: Not sure Dick flew for TAL. He ferried the last DH85 VH-AON to Australia in August 1958.

Chadim, A.V (Tony): Tony left TAL in the late 1950s. Last I spoke to him was thirty years...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Mar 2011, 13:18
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Tinnie. The picture narative states: "This...

Tinnie.

The picture narative states: "This picture was taken around 1971 at the Goroka airport in Papua New Guinea."

Can't be. VH-GKR was acquired and ferried to PNG in 1972 and my eldest son...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Mar 2011, 01:55
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

B*ggar me Tinnie - I believe you may be correct!!...

B*ggar me Tinnie - I believe you may be correct!!

Looking at the little boy in the red shirt, that photo must have been well into the PX era post 1972? You got a date? Seeing as DHC6-200 P2-GKR is...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2011, 02:46
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

VH-SAB was an amphibious Cessna 402, last seen...

VH-SAB was an amphibious Cessna 402, last seen floating down the Ramu River around 35 years ago. (ex Sepik Air Charter to Talair).

An aero club aircraft may have held the same registration but my...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Mar 2011, 19:48
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

I think it was VH-CAR that ended up in the water...

I think it was VH-CAR that ended up in the water off Cairns in the late 1990s.

There was a sad Aztec sitting on drums on the old Lae airstrip for many years. Think it may have been one of Crowleys?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Mar 2011, 02:00
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

I don't recall Talair ever operating an Aztec (at...

I don't recall Talair ever operating an Aztec (at least post 1970), although it has been mentioned on this forum before. Dennis was not a Piper fan, thus we only ever operated Cessna and Beech piston...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2011, 05:04
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Geeze Hanoi, Dhaka and Harare must be rough,...

Geeze Hanoi, Dhaka and Harare must be rough, dangerous places......

The Economist 10 best cities:

1. Vancouver, Canada

2. Melbourne, Australia

3. Vienna, Austria
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Feb 2011, 09:34
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Sharon I did not personally know Peter...

Sharon

I did not personally know Peter Manser as I think he left PNG before my arrival in 1963 or our paths didn't cross? He lived in the "stone houses" in Goroka in the 1950s and I believe I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jan 2011, 11:45
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Rich VanDeventer Bill Moore was a pilot with...

Rich VanDeventer

Bill Moore was a pilot with Air Niugini but he was an Australian. One of the Air Niugini guys here may know his contact details.

Those who lived in the Eastern Highlands should...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Dec 2010, 21:45
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

The Bottom Pub and Snake Pit Bar - spent my first...

The Bottom Pub and Snake Pit Bar - spent my first two nights in PNG there back in 1963. How old is that picture?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Dec 2010, 18:59
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

That is correct but I don't recall the name of...

That is correct but I don't recall the name of the pilots involved.

Another incident that attracted the attention of the Constabulary was the ex Macair pilot taxiing a Baron at Wau, reached across...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Aug 2010, 03:28
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

I seem to recall an Avdev Islander coming to...

I seem to recall an Avdev Islander coming to grief pre 1985 in the Strickland Gorge. That may be the accident you refer to as either Lake Kopiago or Kiungs.

Lake Kopiago: Latitude: S5.383;...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Aug 2010, 02:45
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

From that web site which included photos of the...

From that web site which included photos of the Catalina, it appears Brian may have been 83 or 84, which surprised me. I guess we all getting old! :{

I called Jim Sinclair to let him know and Jim...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Aug 2010, 09:39
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Torres

Sad to hear the news of Brian's passing. My...

Sad to hear the news of Brian's passing. My thoughts are with Betty and the McCook family.

Brian was a gentleman - most of the time. Forty years had a neat party trick with beer glasses and light...
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