teresa green I have no doubt of the validity of your claims in support of FSD Pat McGann. My info regarding who was in command comes from a couple of sources including
http://casa.gov.au/fsa/2000/jan/page49.pdf which indicates Capt E. Ditton was in command. Qantas indeed does have an enviable record, however the long held belief that they have never had a fatal crash, nor lost a hull, are the stuff of urban myths. Qantas can justifiably claim to have never lost a jet hull although they came very close in Bangkok. My point was that the enquiry in both the Connie and the B744 accidents cited inadequacies in training and operational procedures as contributory factors, although the accidents were about 40 years apart. The full report on the Bangkok accident should be required reading for all airline pilots.