"Almost" 50 years too, (1972), for that Airline I started as a Charter Company,- Whitaker Air Charter.
Later called Noosa Air, Sunstate, then Qantaslink, and now a successful part of the Regional Australian network.
Wonder if I will get an invite in 18 months time,
Bev Whitaker died last year,
Sid Melksham of Eurong died last Friday, His funeral in Maryborough tomorrow at 1 pm. His early charters off the beach helped the fledgling operation before he bought VH-BXO and got his own Charter Licence and pilot.