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Old 11th Oct 2017, 14:02
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sheppey
 
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Does anyone know where I could get a copy of 'I flew for MMA'? I did have it at one stage, but stupidly lent it to someone
Don't expect a saga of brilliant airmanship when reading the book. The Iron Ring of captains as Gods of the Air was a characteristic of MMA in those far gone days. Flogging up the west coast of Australia into NT as a career for the rest of one's life, was not exactly pioneer airman stuff that it was made out to be. The author boasting of walking backwards in full uniform on the Perth tarmac while haranguing an incoming DC9 Ansett crew because of a union dispute, does him no credit. Some will enjoy the book while others may find it boring and somewhat self centred.
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