aussies on patrol [Archive]

imabell

1st Mar 2004, 14:41

one of my dads photos from the 40's

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/walrus2.jpg

imabell

2nd Mar 2004, 06:31

jdk, thanks for the message,

i found another one.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/sg2.jpg

i'll keep looking, my dad took heaps of photo's.

Woomera

2nd Mar 2004, 13:14

Supermarine Walrus (Seagull) in RAN Fleet Air Arm service (http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Aircraft/Walrus.htm)

I'm curious about the Frigate(?). Any idea which ship it may be? RAN or RAN?

imabell

2nd Mar 2004, 14:12

woomera,

a great link. thanks.

i am sure that it is in australian waters as my dad was in europe in 10 squadron, (later c/o) from '40 on till 45.

most probably ran. ???

graeme.

JDK

3rd Mar 2004, 00:19

Hi.

It's a Royal Australian Navy Cruiser - unidentified, according to the Australian War Memorial who have a copy of the pic in their archive. Could be HMAS Perth, Sydney, Australia, etc...

Do you mind sharing your Dad's name? It would be worth having a look at the AWM website - they have a lot on 10 Sqn Sunderlands (and ONE WAlrus - a very ellusive aircraft...) As you may now know, I'm working on a Walrus book - almost finished...

Cheers

imabell

3rd Mar 2004, 10:20

my grandfather, norman gillies,

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/pop.jpg

pop built the first of these and the bristol boxkite from 1912,

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/deperdussin.jpg

he went to mesopotamia in wwi with the first half flight.

in 1922 he was given the number 26 in the raaf.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/dad.jpg

my father,ron gillies, grew up at point cook and at the outbreak of ww2 went to england and 10 squadron, he became the youngest person at 23 to lead an australian squadron. he left england as a wing commander and was given the rank of acting gc in the pacific.

in england he developed the first flight simulator to train his own aircrew.

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/dad2.jpg

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/rbw.jpg

uncle jack,

http://www.bluetonguehelicopters.com.au/pprune/jack.jpg

graeme.