Dave McClure
Dave McClure, one of the first Capts I flew with in my aviation career. I remember being posted in Rabaul on the F27 after my initial training with PX and flew 3 months straight with Dave.
He laid claim to an old ex US military lathe machine found in a disused hangar in Momote. So on our next trip we loaded this thing in the Friendship, it weighed a ton, and utilised all available PX staff plus some pax and the use of the company Toyota Dyna. Delayed the aircraft considerably as well, but those were the days when the Captains wishes were virtually law. Wonder what ever happened to that lathe?
Thanks for the notification Sharpie.
RIP Bamahuta Wantok!!