OzExpat
The dates shown were departures.
Actual time spent in PNG was....
1960-1961 TAA
1970-1976 TAA/Pixie
1979-1982 Pixie
1983-1990 Talair/Pixie
2007-2008 Pixie
Got to say I met some of the most unforgettable and colourful characters in that time. Gives you a warm feeling when you recognise people and events from Jim Sinclair's "Balus" trilogy , Sepik Pilot , Keith Buxton's "Golden Years" etc etc.
Too many names to mention here , but includes.......
Red Leader ( Ralph Conley )
Junior
Biscuit Ears
Der Fuhrer
Mudguard
GHOC
Birrell
Looie the Lip
Greasy Blackman
"Carruthers" Couston
Martin Charles Dunstan Tyler and his Tokarara "Tomatoes"
Coco the clown
Bobby Gibbes
Gawd , you could go on forever , you will not see their likes again in the "Territory"