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Test Pilot Brian "Black Jack" Walker.

Centaurus, did you know Blackjack? The antics he got up to were unbelievable. He claimed to have test flown every Canberra bomber built in Australia. He also had aircraft 104 type endorsements.

Blackjack used to smoke foul smelling native twist tobacco from Papua New Guinea, which permeated for months in every aircraft he ferried for us.

He was a real character, mates with Bobby Gibbes, passed away many years ago now.
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