Mach One

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.