sixtiesrelic, finding your posts most interesting. The Old Fella was in the islands pre war (and stayed till the day it ended) with Burns Philp at Salamaua and one tale he used to tell was of flying to Wau with Johnny Robbins in the Junkers and of him feet up on the instrument panel hauling back on the stick and doing a loop in the old girl. As to the truth......? Johhny ended up in Adelaide with Guinea Airways and last I saw of him was as a teenager standing between the seats on a CV440 flight late 50's. Remember his advice - get a good education, which I presume he never had as he was right seat.