Vale Captain Ron Carnell
Notice in todays Age, Ron passed away August 25th.
As Assistant Senior Regional Captain, Melbourne for TAA, Ron was simply a gentleman. Never too busy, never hassled, sign whatever was needed, and in my time in the cockpit with him while I was a 727 F/O, a great pilot.
A WW2 bomber pilot with the RAAF Ron was an airman like so many hundreds of his kind who came back from the war to build TAA, Qantas and Ansett. Great men and their kind will not likely pass this way again. Some of us as managers in our careers have been lucky enough to stand in their shadows, but few if any could ever outshine them. That is our industry's loss. We must not forget them or their legacy.
A well earned rest.
RIP Captain