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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th Sep 2015, 12:41

Replies: 505

The way we were - Ansett, TAA, Qantas

Views: 530,308

Posted By Ida down

Peter Korsman

Captain Peter Korsman passed away at 1000 this morning, 8 Sept. Known to so many of you, and in command of the above aircraft, many times, Peter was a Lancaster bomber pilot who made it home, despite...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

12th Jul 2015, 03:26

Replies: 505

The way we were - Ansett, TAA, Qantas

Views: 530,308

Posted By Ida down

When I was an F/O, I always thought it was the...

When I was an F/O, I always thought it was the Skipper who got lucky. When I got the forth stripe, nothing improved, so I finally realised it was the Flighty putting in the hard yards, as he popped...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

11th Jul 2015, 12:22

Replies: 505

The way we were - Ansett, TAA, Qantas

Views: 530,308

Posted By Ida down

It grated, but thank you anyway.

It grated, but thank you anyway.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

11th Jul 2015, 12:02

Replies: 505

The way we were - Ansett, TAA, Qantas

Views: 530,308

Posted By Ida down

Or the sound of the Nine. The sexiest little...

Or the sound of the Nine. The sexiest little aircraft ever. I loved her uncondtionally.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

4th Jul 2015, 05:49

Replies: 505

The way we were - Ansett, TAA, Qantas

Views: 530,308

Posted By Ida down

Talking about the EW fokkers, I was one the gang...

Talking about the EW fokkers, I was one the gang of eight who delivered them to Exeter in the UK. We flew out of Tamworth To Darwin, up thru the Far East, Italy (or was it Crete) onto the UK. It was...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd Jul 2015, 07:04

Replies: 505

The way we were - Ansett, TAA, Qantas

Views: 530,308

Posted By Ida down

Fellas thanks for your support. Normally our...

Fellas thanks for your support. Normally our profession, does not indulge in that sort of behaviour. On a happier note, may I bring to you attention a book many of you would enjoy, in fact could well...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

11th Jun 2015, 08:34

Replies: 505

The way we were - Ansett, TAA, Qantas

Views: 530,308

Posted By Ida down

What a sad little person. Arrogant, rude,...

What a sad little person. Arrogant, rude, ignorant. This site brings back memories for many of us, it's hardly the site, for you to take out your frustrations. You are obviously not an a achiever....

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th Jun 2015, 12:22

Replies: 505

The way we were - Ansett, TAA, Qantas

Views: 530,308

Posted By Ida down

I can only thank Aviation for giving me the life...

I can only thank Aviation for giving me the life I had. Joined TAA aged 19 years. Thought DC3 was huge. Learnt my trade from the returned bomber pilots, young men who were old men, and had seen to...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th Mar 2014, 03:44

Replies: 505

The way we were - Ansett, TAA, Qantas

Views: 530,308

Posted By Ida down

I read this and silently weep. Weep for all the...

I read this and silently weep. Weep for all the great pilots I have known and lost, the aircraft I have known and lost. My beloved DC9, my time with TAA in PNG, surely now a young pilots dream job,...

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