The one really sad aspect of this thread is that the participants in Round 2 are preparing for that final takeoff all too soon and too many.....
It is a corollary of this thread that what they (and the countless thousands who would have had as good or better yarns) did that we are in awe of and honour.
That they did talk of those times (and so eloquently) ensures that they and their comrades live on.
Were we still on holiday at Main Ridge we would have been there at the Uniting Church and wish Dad "God Speed"and a few beers in the bar in the sky.
I hope the RAAF see this thread and may arrange a "Farewell" training exercise of their own.....