tnks W - I arrived there in late Oct 75 - thought it was the 17th

Anyone know if Graham Brett is still in Cairns? Would like to test his memory on a log book entry from 20 years ago when he was C&T for Skywest

Saw him there a couple of years ago but no contact details.

golongarp check your pm

Vale Brian McCook
 

Bit late coming across this - about Brian. He was my mate and mentor in PNG in the early 70s and then for several years he and Betty were my next-door neighbors and beloved friends, they in 18, I in number 20 Hyde Park Gate at Seletar Air Base, in Singapore. Where Brian flew a PT-registered Goose for Conoco Indonesia. What a delightful, Good, man. Rest well Captain McCook! BA:.

If you want to read a few of Bryan's stories from his book 'Men and Metal Machines'

http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-a...ml#post6503351

Hi, I flew this for about 10 trips in early 1982 as P2 MHE, belonged to a coastal shipping company. I have a coup[le of good fotos.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...2084619&type=1

Zed-Air I think you will find it was an Albatross - a bit bigger than the Goose :ok:

Bob Bates B55
 

I have flown this Baron from Lae to Bensbach when I installed the home made NDB I built and designed about 1978!! It transmitted the letter s 3 times on 1655 khz. The only MF crystal i had!!! Worlked a charm for several years!

Kavieng - '71or '72
Think the 336 had been bought/leased by the local mission to replace their one.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...Frame33tif.jpg

skywagondriver:

Wasn't that the Airfast Aztec based at Rabaul?

I also spent many occasions in the Kavieng FSU building (the building in the background) whilst working for DCA in Rabaul in the early '70s

QSK
 

After Crowley's was bought by Airfast the fleet was promptly painted in the new yellow scheme. The one based in Rabaul [UNK] continued as a separate entity.
Crowley based an Aztec in Kavieng for a run down to Namatani then Rabaul on a daily basis plus any charter work.Pilots did a two week stint from Lae.

Kisengen - Crowley Islander VH-RTK '73



http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...oleFrame38.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...eFrame38-1.jpg

Derim - Crowley C205 '72

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...oleFrame35.jpg

MSC 336
 

Hi, Bob was the pilot from the US who flew the 336's for Bishop Stemper.

any happy snaps of the ARK?

I sees it but I dont believe it...

CSF - Crowley C172 '72 ...Dunno where [didn't write on the back] but prob somewhere the POH said it was impossible to go :)

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...WLEYCSF600.jpg

Crowley 172
 

Boana?? I think

sundaun...could have been a "quick Boana" :)

Here's Ian Young there in MEA '72

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...oleFrame36.jpg

In 1962 I was taken by Ron Firns from Terapo to Kaipuri to pick up some Kukakuka to take them to prison farm. Kaipuri was an extreme strip with only Ron cleared to use it. Does anyone have knowledge of it.