Vale: Dennis Coffey (Army Porters)
For those who knew him, Dennis passed yesterday morning after a long illness.
I believe his record of non-stop from Carnarvon to Brisbane and being sent back to Amberley in one go in a Porter still stands.
My old man took me down to see a Porter that had arrived at Casino when I was about ten. He had a chat with the pilot, who promptly took me out to the aircraft, told me what to turn, push, move and then said, "There you go, young fella. You've just started your first plane."
Not the only reason I got into aviation, but one of my first experiences.
I only met him for the first time since then a few weeks ago, but he had been a friend of my father's for several years.
In his own words, "I came in with the Porters and I left with the Porters."
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