Good onya Capn - as long as you are not a lawndart. Nobody I know knows who you are but I'll investigate. Original Photo by Nick Thorne (OBS) here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F..._Melbourne.jpg
Good Ole Boy WHACKA Payne - he still lives around Nowra. BeachBall not sure - mebbe he is
Beached Is: [Good APPROACH story]
Some of this book (if not all) may be read online here [OLD LSO so maybe a bit of dated info]:
Wave-Off!: A History of LSOs and Ship-Board Landings By Robert "Boom" Powell
https://books.google.com.au/books?id...COD%3F&f=false