QANTAS:
I remember the big drive by QANTAS to recruit RAF pilots. I think the year was 1964 and morale in Transport Command was not at its highest. I was at Benson on the Argosy at the time. One night, someone went round sticking posters on buildings and lamposts round the station:
"If you don't want us - QANTAS wants us".
The station commander was not too pleased.
One of our captains, accepted an offer to join QANTAS and resigned his commission.
"You can't resign" said they. "You can only apply to PVR".
"Where does is say that?" said he. "Naval and Army officers can resign. Why can't I?"
It all got a bit heated and Joe eventually told them that he and his family would be departing Heathrow on a QANTAS flight on such-and-such a date having resigned his commission and if they wanted to stop him then they would have to attend Terminal 3 where he would be happy to introduce them to the Daily Mirror reporter and photographer.
I believe he had a long career with Queensland and Northern Territories Aerial Services.