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Old 19th Nov 2021, 10:39
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judge.oversteer
 
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Centy and Taily.

'BlackJack ', or 'Blackie', would have test flown all the Vampire Mk35's as well when he was at Hawker De Havs.

I saw him put on a show in a Beech Debonair at Quirindi in 1964 when I were a lad. (The airshow where the two RAAF Sabres collided and one pilot sadly was killed).

You would have thought 'Blackie' was flying a Spitfire, amazing. Everyone talks about Ray Hanna and Lee Jones as superb, but BlackJack was just as good.

Didn't he used to put on Vampire shows at Bankstown?

He flew Beaufighters in WW2 among others.

I would love to get hold of his book. Anyone got the title?

Cheers, JO.
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