Mach One

F-111 ejection - Ohakea, NZ

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 02:32:53 GMT

This is a 12 minute excerpt of a conversation with Mark Kelly, retired RAAF F-111 pilot, describing the experience he and his navigator, Al Curr had being forced to eject from their General Dynamics F-111C (A8-137) during take off at Ohakea, New Zealand on 25 August, 1978.

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Afterburn 03

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:35:58 GMT

In this Mach One Afterburn, you'll hear a snippet of my conversation from April 2022 with Air Traffic Controller Naomi MacQueen, recorded airside at Sunshine Coast Airport YBSU.

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Ep.58: Relentless Skies - the Most Efficient Airman

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:25:57 GMT

QAM Curator of the Don Bennett Archive, Ian Campbell and Garry Hills discuss Don Bennett's pivotal role in establishing the Atlantic Ferry (later RAF Ferry Command) during World War 2 as a glimpse into the life of Bennett the Australian airman and leader.

'Relentless Skies: the Most Efficient Airman' is the first of a 2 volume series on Bennett - the first biography of Bennett in 30 years, the first comprehensive biography and the first by an Australian.

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Afterburn 02

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 01:16:09 GMT

An excerpt from episode 15 (May 2022) describing the beginnings of the Queensland Air Museum from when the idea was conceived in the early 1970's through to the relocation to Caloundra in 1986.

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Ep.57: Jindivik - 'The Hunted One'

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 02:26:16 GMT

QAM volunteer Assistant Conservation and Restoration Manager and Past President describes his experiences as an RAAF instrument fitter working on the WRE unmanned target jet aircraft, the GAF Jindivik.

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Afterburn 01

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:45:48 GMT

In this Mach One Afterburn, retired RAAF Wing Commander Phil Andrews describes an incident while on exercise over the Pacific involving an RAAF Lockheed Neptune and a Japanese submarine. You can hear the full episode - Mach One Episode 12: Lockheed Neptune Part 2 from April 2022.

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Ep. 56: Buried Treasure

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:35:36 GMT

Mt. Gambier Aviation Museum Chair, Chris Holden introduces us to the new venture and talks about the buried treasure at Mt. Gambier aerodrome, the home of No.2 Air Observers School, RAAF Mount Gambier (2AOS), officially formed on 6 February 1941 which provided training for over 4000 Air Observers, Navigators and Wireless Operators, many of whom served with RAF Bomber Command.

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Ep. 55: 'Free from the Bonds of the Earth' - the Australian Air League

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:47:05 GMT

The Australian Air League (AAL) was formed 90 years ago in 1934. What is the Air League doing today?

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Ep. 54: Barry 'Baz' Collins

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 06:21:17 GMT

From Air Force navigator and pilot to commercial captain and now glider pilot and instructor, Baz is now a volunteer QAM tour guide SimGuide in the QAM B737-800 cockpit simulator.

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Ep. 53: "Spinning inverted - we are ejecting"

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:15:14 GMT

In this very special episode, we hear the story, in his own words, of RAF fighter reconnaissance pilot and instructor, W. G. Netherton and his trainee pilot Paul Fisher, who were forced to elect from their out-of-control Folland Gnat jet trainer. In the studio with me is QAM volunteer guide and retired RAF fighter pilot, John Lloyd, providing expert context and Kit Netherton's daughters who introduce us to their father and recall the impact of the accident on their family.

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Ep. 52: Matt Denning's Boomerangs pt.2.

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:11:20 GMT

Matt Denning continues his workshop hangar tour and describes his Boomerang projects and what the lovingly-restored Boomerang is like to fly.

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Ep. 51: Matt Denning's Boomerangs pt.1.

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:21:51 GMT

Matt talks about the CAC Boomerang fighter aircraft that he has restored to the skies

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Ep. 50: Flying Under the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:54:09 GMT

Frank Gyzemyter introduces us to his father, John, who was on the team that assembled the QAM DC-3 in 1937! John also accompanied our DC-3 in a stunt formation flight under the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1942.

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Ep. 49: Solo Around Australia

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 05:32:10 GMT

In 2023, at the age of 17, Chloe Familton set out from Cessnock, NSW in an attempt to be the youngest female pilot to fly solo around Australia. It didn't all go according to plan. Listen here.

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Ep.48: Eject!

Sat, 03 Jun 2023 07:34:40 GMT

Host Garry Hills talks with retired Qantas 747 captain and former RAAF pilot Mark Kelly about his lifelong flying career, including the day on 24 August 1979 when he and Navigator Al Curr were forced to eject from their F-111C A8-137 (No. 1 sqn) at RNZAF Ohakea, New Zealand.

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Ep.47: Sink the Tirpitz! 1942

Sat, 27 May 2023 08:00:56 GMT

Host Garry Hills talks with QAM volunteer and author Ian Campbell about Australian aviator AVM Don Bennett's role in one of the early RAF Bomber Command raids on the German battleship Tirpitz.

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Ep.46: Australian 'Dambuster' - Thomas 'Tammy' Simpson

Sat, 20 May 2023 11:42:34 GMT

On this week's 80th Anniversary of the Dambuster raid, 'Operation Chastise', host Garry Hills talks with Helen Pitt (nee Simpson), daughter of RAAF Flying Officer Tammy Simpson, DFC DFM, who flew with RAF Bomber Command as a Tail Gunner on Australian pilot, Air Marshal Mick Martin's P-Popsie.

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Ep.45: The Empire Flying Boats Pt. 2.

Sat, 13 May 2023 07:20:52 GMT

Host Garry Hills talks with Paul Sheehan who has just completed the first definitive history of the Short Empire Flying Boats of the 1930's and '40's. In this second of two episodes, Paul details the story of the 6 Qantas Empire Flying Boats and what became of them.

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Ep.44: The Empire Flying Boats Pt. 1

Fri, 05 May 2023 14:37:47 GMT

Host Garry Hills talks with Paul Sheehan who has just completed the first definitive history of the Short Empire Flying Boats of the 1930's and '40's. In this first of two episodes, Paul describes the design and performance of the Empire Boats, laying the groundwork for the next episode describing the story of the 6 Qantas Empire Flying Boats.

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Ep.43: RFDS Simulator

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 21:45:18 GMT

Host Garry Hills chats with two RFDS workers about their RFDS King Air B200 simulator and the work of RFDS at the Women in Aviation Open Day April 15th 2023.

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Ep.42: Kay Clark: United Airlines Captain

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 22:51:20 GMT

Retired United Airlines 727, 737, 757 and 767 Captain, Kay Clark talks with host Garry Hills about the journey from Coffs Harbour to commercial piloting and eventually United Airlines.

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Ep.41: Gary's SR-71 Blackbird Representation

Sat, 15 Apr 2023 08:25:20 GMT

QAM volunteer, Garry Scott talks to host Garry Hills about his full-scale representation of the nose section of an SR-71 Blackbird that currently resides in his workshop.

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Ep.40: Restoration Updates - Spitfire and DC3

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 10:27:31 GMT

Restoration volunteers Andrew Johns and Steve Sherratt talk to Garry Hills about the ongoing work being done on the QAM's Spitfire Mk 1 Representation and the Douglas DC3.

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Ep.39: 40 years of Customer Service in Australian Commercial Airlines

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:05:55 GMT

QAM volunteer Arthur Hall talks to podcast host Garry Hills about his almost 40 years of experience in customer service in Australian airlines, notably Ansett ANA, describing the huge changes in commercial air travel he experienced during that time.

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Ep.38: A Licence to Learn

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:05:25 GMT

Host Garry Hills talks with QAM volunteer Tony Johnstone about his 23,730 hours as a pilot in the RAAF and as a commercial pilot.

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Ep.37: Flying across Bass Strait in 1932

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:05:22 GMT

Tasmanian Aviation Historical Society President, Andrew Johnson talks to Garry Hills about his grandfather Laurie Johnson who teamed up with the Holyman family in 1932, then went on to establish Australian National Airways (ANA). A Tasmanian perspective on Australian aviation.

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Ep.36: The Bushies

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:05:04 GMT

Eric Cooper and Ross Warne talk to host Garry Hills about their experiences as pilots with BPA - Bush Pilots' Airways.

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Ep.35: Wreck Hunter

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:05:31 GMT

QAM Restorations and Conservation Manager, Rick Wilkins describes his obsession with locating aircraft wrecks from the recent past and from World War 2.

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Ep.34: The crash of P-3B Orion A9-296

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:10:21 GMT

RAAF AEO SQNLDR. Gordon Johnstone (rtd.) recalls the day in April 1968 when he was onboard the almost brand new aircraft, preparing it for delivery to the RAAF, which crashed and burned on landing at Moffett Naval Air Station, California.

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Ep.33: Building a Full-Scale Mustang Representation

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:05:00 GMT

Qld Air Museum member Gary Scott talks about the CAC Mustang representation he built and donated to the museum.

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Ep.32: Ejecting from an RAAF F-111

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:30:37 GMT

RAAF Pilot, Air Vice-Marshal (ret) David Rogers and Navigator, Air Commodore (ret) Peter Growder talk about the day they were forced to eject from their stricken F-111.

USAF F-111 Crew Module Escape System film (1968)

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Ep.31: 100 year-old Merv Draffin (RAAF WWII Pilot)

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:16:30 GMT

Centenarian Merv Draffin (RAAF Pilot) chats with RAAF AVM (ret) David Dunlop and Mach One host Garry Hills about flying the Vickers Wellington and the C47 Dakota with No. 99 Squadron RAF during World War Two.

This is an excerpt from Merv's Oral History interview.

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Ep.30: The Canberra Bomber Part 2

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 19:45:38 GMT

In this second of two episodes featuring the GAF Canberra, RAAF Air Commodore (ret.,) and QAM Volunteer Peter Growder and Warrant Officer (ret.,) Steel Rudd talk about their experience with Australia's Canberra bombers, focussing on their service in the Vietnam War in 1968 and 1969. In the previous episode they began their stories.

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Bonus: Helicopter Pilot Vignettes

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:08:53 GMT

Two of the Queensland Air Museum volunteer guides who are helicopter pilots share some brief insights into their flying careers and the helicopters that will be open for display at the QAM Helicopters Open Day on January 21st, 2023.

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Ep. 29: The Canberra Bomber Part 1

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 20:45:42 GMT

In this first of two episodes featuring the GAF Canberra, RAAF Air Commodore (ret.,) and QAM Volunteer Peter Growder and Warrant Officer (ret.,) Steel Rudd talk about their experience with Australia's Canberra bombers, focussing on their service in the Vietnam War in 1968 and 1969. In the next episode they'll both be back to continue their stories.

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Ep.28: "This Morning I Walked Out on the Wings of the Orion"

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:25:17 GMT

In this episode, we welcome Sunshine Coast Deputy Mayor Rick Baberowski and Sunshine Coast Councillor Terry Landsberg to the studio for a 'thank you' chat, then we hear from 20 year-old restorations volunteer and RAAF hopeful, Emily Hocking along with QAM Restoration and Conservation Manager, Rick Wilkins.

Music:

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Ep.27: Scouts Queensland Air Activities Weekend

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:45:37 GMT

The Qld Air Museum recently hosted the 2022 Qld Scouts Air Activities Weekend. Hear from the Scouts and their leaders themselves about the fun, educational and inspirational activities they enjoyed!

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.26: Lockheed AP-3C Orion Part 3

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 19:47:22 GMT

QAM volunteer Ted Gray describes the arduous, but 'exciting' process of a team of volunteers dismantling the huge aircraft after its final flight; trucking it along a busy highway and reassembling it for display.

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.25: Lockheed AP-3C Orion Part 2

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:00:00 GMT

In this episode, you'll hear cockpit recordings of the SAR mission conducted in January 1997 by Orion A9-760 in response to distress beacons from two round-the-world yachtsmen who foundered in high seas in the Southern Ocean as well as the reflections of two QAM volunteers whose RAAF careers qualify them to be caretakers of the QAM Orion - one, Chris Buley, an Aircraft Technician, the other, Peter Scovell, a Flight Engineer.

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.24: Lockheed AP-3C Orion Part 1

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:51:08 GMT

Former Air Force and Commercial pilot Maurice Ritchie, now a QAM Guide, describes his recollections of operating in the RAAF AP-3C Orion Maritime Surveillance and Anti-submarine warfare aircraft. This is the first of a three-part special focus on the Orions and on QAM's Orion - A9-760.

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.23: The Sentosa Orphans

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:38:29 GMT

QAM Past President, Cliff Robinson recalls the epic, month-long, 6-man salvage expedition to Sentosa Island, Singapore to rescue 3 fighter jets destined for the scrapyard.

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.22: Flight Attendants

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 20:05:32 GMT

Retired Flight Attendants, Sue McLeod (Ansett Airlines), Jane Todd, (British Airways) and Barbara Moody (ANA) share some of their recollections of their flying careers! Photos and comments available at the Mach One Hangar - https://themachonehangar.wordpress.com

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.21: RAAF AVM (ret.) Julie Hammer AM CSC

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:00:29 GMT

Host, Garry Hills hears Julie Hammer's candid reflections on her 28-year Air Force career, culminating in her promotion to 'star' rank - the first woman to achieve this distinction - and the various leadership roles she fulfilled.

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.20: The Sea Eagles

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 19:51:02 GMT

Hear the Sea Eagles relate stories from their flying experience, time in the simulator and preferred aircraft. Young people learning to fly, learning about aviation, how to draft proposals, policies and procedures, learning how to conduct meetings, all the while having a great social experience together.

Luca Jones talks with the Sea Eagles at the Sunshine Coast Aero Club, Maroochydore.

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.19: GAF Mirage A3-16

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:00:02 GMT

RAAF AVM (ret) and QAM Volunteer and Guide, David Dunlop, who flew Mirages, explains the role and importance of the Mirage fighter in the Australian Air Force.

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.18: VH-XXS (Xtra Xtra Small), “The Beast”

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 19:07:54 GMT

Sue Schott, widow of pilot, aircraft builder and QAM donor, the late Graham Schott, speaks with Garry Hills about Graham’s passion for flying, which culminated in a 6 year project to build his own aeroplane - the Rand Robinson KR2, VH-XXS (Xtra Xtra Small), “The Beast” - which he and Sue flew extensively for many years, and which Graham donated to QAM just prior to his untimely death in 2013.

XXS - which Graham successfully landed on the Gatton bypass following an in-flight mechanical emergency - is currently on display in Hangar 2.

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.17: R.A.F Sqn. Ldr. (ret) John Lloyd

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 19:58:43 GMT

Sycamore helicopters, Hawker Hunter interceptors, Hawker-Siddeley Harrier "Jump Jets", British foreign policy, the Cold War and the RAF and more.

A fascinating snapshot of the career of a Cold War RAF pilot and the aircraft he flew.

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.16: Aerospace Futures and the QAM

Fri, 20 May 2022 14:01:12 GMT

Host Garry Hills talks with an aerospace engineer, an Aviation Australia instructor and the Queensland Air Museum president about how things are looking for the future.

Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.15: "The Bomber With Nowhere to Go"

Fri, 13 May 2022 14:01:13 GMT

Queensland Air Museum Founding Member and Historian, Ron Cuskelly relates the fascinating story of the small group of enthusiasts who were determined, against considerable odds to establish a 'people's aviation museum' for Queensland.

Ron deftly describes the often-frustrating, sometimes-hilarious, always-challenging process that began in 1970 and culminated in 1987 with the official opening of the QAM in Caloundra.

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Music:

Kevin MacLeod - "Stay the Course"

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Ep.14: Australian Navy Pilot and Airline Captain, Noel Dennett

Fri, 06 May 2022 14:01:15 GMT

Several "attempts have been made" on Noel's life, but he has managed to survive them all! Hear Noel describe his flying career and introduce us to the Faery Gannett antisubmarine aircraft and the Westland Wessex helicopter and what it's like to operate from aircraft carriers.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.13: Air Traffic Controller Naomi McQueen

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:05:17 GMT

Naomi McQueen reflects on her 18 years as an Air Traffic Controller at Sunshine Coast airport; changes to the airport and it's traffic; and what it takes to be a good ATC.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.12: Lockheed Neptune (Part 2)

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:01:26 GMT

In this second of a two-part feature about the restoration of the QAM Lockheed Neptune, A89-277, host Garry Hills talks with RAAF aircrew who served in Neptunes - former RAAF pilot and airline Captain, and now QAM Guide, Maurice Ritchie, Wing Commander (Ret.) Phil Andrews (AEO) and Wing Commander (Ret.) Dave Charles (Navigator).

Season 1, episode 11 is Part one of this series.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.11: Lockheed Neptune (Part 1)

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:01:42 GMT

In this first of two episodes featuring the ongoing restoration of the Queensland Air Museum's Lockheed Neptune A89-277, your host, Garry Hills, talks with the volunteers working on the restoration project. Next week, in Part 2, you'll hear from four QAM volunteers who served as Air Crew in Neptunes with the R.A.A.F.

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Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.10: Remembering Air Vice-Marshal Don Bennett and the Pathfinder Force

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:01:32 GMT

I had been looking forward to this conversation for quite a while. I'm talking with Queensland Air Museum volunteer, author, historian and all-round gentleman, Ian Campbell, who beavers away each week, poring over documents and items in the QAM Don Bennett/Pathfinder Force collection - sorting, cataloguing and preserving this unique and priceless archive.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.09: Former RAAF Air Electronics Officer: Val Bukmanis

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:01:12 GMT

In this third in the series introducing our volunteer Tour Guides, host Garry Hills speaks with Val Bukmanis about his Air Force career of over 3,000 hours in C-47s, Neptunes and Orions, taking part in Search and Rescue missions and Maritime and Anti-submarine Surveillance.

Val is a thorough gentleman with a wealth of experience and a few very good yarns.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.08: RFDS de Havilland Drover

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 14:01:34 GMT

In this episode, Garry Hills talks to the restoration team volunteers and to a man who flew this very aircraft in service with the Royal Flying Doctor Service between 1956 and 1964.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.07: Salvage and Restoration

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:01:32 GMT

In this episode, former QAM President, Cliff Robinson describes his experience with one of the QAM salvage operations - the acquisition of an Avro Anson from a remote Qld property in the early 1980s.

Cliff describes the process of locating derelict aircraft and their components, acquiring them for the museum, then organising and leading a team for the often-arduous task of salvaging them and restoring them to their former glory.

This is the first of two episodes focusing on salvages, The second - salvages from Singapore - will be in Season 2 later in 2022.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.06: Don McLeod's aeroplane

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:01:32 GMT

QAM Guide and former-airline Captain, Don McLeod and his wife, Sue, former Cabin Crew, give host Garry Hills the grand tour of their RANS S7 aeroplane. Don describes the process of choosing, purchasing, building and certifying his own plane.

22 minutes of listening pleasure.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.05: Aircraft Line Maintenance Engineer: Rob Arndt

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:01:21 GMT

In this episode, meet another of the QAM Guides, Rob Arndt.

As an engineer, Rob brings a lifetime of experience in Civil Aviation to his volunteer role as a Guide at the Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra and an engineer at the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society in NSW.

Rob's brings an excellent sense of humour, deep knowledge and long experience to his role as a guide.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.04: Mk 1 Spitfire Representation

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:01:58 GMT

In this episode, Garry Hills talks to the restoration team working on the Mk 1 Spitfire Representation - K9787.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.03: Engines Alive

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:01:21 GMT

Hear the voices of Dennis Buganey and Peter Harrington and the throaty, grumbly voices of a few of the engines!

In this episode, host Garry Hills talks with QAM volunteer and head of the Engine Shop, Dennis Buganey about just a few of the aero-engine restorations at QAM. You'll also hear some highlights of the January 2022 Engines Alive Day with QAM volunteer and MC, Peter Harrington, and you'll hear the voices of some of the engines.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.02: WAAAF Wireless Telegraphist, Barbara Thelander

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:01:53 GMT

In this episode, host Garry Hills speaks with 98 year-old Barbara Thelander who served as a Wireless Telegraphist during World War 2 in the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF). Barbara was in high school when war was declared in 1939, served in the Women's Australian National Service (WANS) before enlisting in the WAAAF. She served at Garbutt Field, Townsville and Richmond Air Base and was on duty on the August day in 1945 when the war ended.

Barbara lives now in Toowoomba and it was a great honour to be able to speak briefly with her.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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Ep.01: RAAF Air Vice-Marshal (ret.) Dave Dunlop, CSC

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:59:24 GMT

In this episode, QAM volunteer and podcast host, Garry Hills speaks with QAM volunteer and guide, Dave Dunlop about his lifetime of flying and his career as a strike pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force.

Dave also introduces us to the QAM plans underway for 'The Ultimate F-111 Experience'.

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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00 Pilot Episode

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 03:30:09 GMT

This is the pilot episode of our podcast. Weekly episodes to come beginning February 5th 2022! Host Garry chats to Pilot Don McLeod about his 'scariest' moment when flying a Viscount 700 and Pilot Luca Jones talks about getting started in aviation. Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra www.qam.com.au

email: qammachone@gmail.com

Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod

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