Ahhh . . . as Uncle Roger (Bacon) put it as caption to many timepieces in his Straight and Level page in "Flight International" . . . The sweet nostalgia of the never forgotten moment.
When VH-BRC Beachcomber was part of the fleet at Rose Bay, Sydney, I was an apprentice sheetmetal worker, mainly learning the trade on VH-BRF as it was converted from Sunderland to "Sundringham". Many times I'd sit up in BRC's wheelhouse, eating my lunch sangers and fantasising I was co-pilot to one of the gods who skippered these boats. Great shots, thanks Old Hairy.
Incidentally I'm in touch with Bryan McCook who is putting the finishing touches to his memoir of flying Cats and Sunderlands and HU-16s. He was with Antilles Air Boats at the time of Charles Blair's death and the later demise of the company.