Vale Ron Croft

[13/31]

Ex RAAF, QANTAS, CAA. Refer to notice in todays notices in the Brisbane Courier Mail.

[Nkosi]

Worked with Ron in the early 80's, when CASA was called DoA. Good bloke.

[tail wheel]

Ran the Qantas Cadet Program. Ron was "King of the Kids".

[Mike Matters]

Sergeant Pilot Ron Croft filled in at short notice to be "Best Man" at my wedding in Brisbane 14/12/1957. I flew with him when he we were FltLts at CFS 1960s.
One could say he had an outgoing personality . During a night in the Mess he managed a week's Orderly Officer for surrounding the CO ( WgCdr Herb Plenty) with cigaret lighter fluid and , after ignighting if, jumped on the flames crying "I'll save you Sir !"

[megle2]

Funny how you know somebody but you don't really know him at all! These stories seem strange to the Ron Croft CAA ( or whatever it was called then ) Examiner I knew

I saw Ron quite often at one stage of my career, he also did a couple of my instrument and instructor renewals and certainly earned my high respect as a Examiner who I still regard as one of the best

Thanks Ron

[601]

It was a pleasure to have know Ron during his time in DCA/DOT/CAA.

A true gentleman and mentor.

[Tankengine]

A very practical examiner when I was instructing in SE Qld in the early eighties.:ok:
Sad to hear these names going.:(

[500 stable]

A True Gentleman,Aviator.Failed my Commercial Flight test, misidentified the town, kind words about the rest of my performance that day,a few more sectors with John Appo,retest.


February 1979 a good year,Thanks