August 2018 Yes, folks it’s that time again! Are you ready for your fill with another Alumni Magazine? We hope it still appeals, but we really don’t know unless you tell us. We do accept suggestions although we never have the mailbox overflowing with articles or suggestions. It never ceases to amaze me that when I catch up with people and find that they are ex Cadets; they all have great tales of how the Cadets moulded their life and that they wouldn’t be where they are today if it hadn’t been for those years in the Air Training Corps, AirTC or AAFC. Why am I mentioning this? Well with all that material out there, it would be even better if we could share your story. We have 22 new recruits since we wrote the May newsletter so the word is getting out there. Thank you for spreading the word. We have a few dedicated readers who put in a lot of work to give you an insight into what the Cadets are doing in 2018. You could provide some stories or photographs showing what you were doing, way back when you were a cadet. as a young cadet. Hopefully we have provided a few hours of light relief for you over these nearly 30 editions. Welcome back to our regulars and a very warm welcome aboard to our 22 new recruits. All of our alumni are most welcome to contribute. We are finding that some of our new recruits have some great stories to tell. If you like what you read in your magazine, you are most welcome to share and invite your friends who are ex Cadet or Staff members to join. If you don’t like what you are reading please tell us, AlumniDirector@aircadetsalumni.org.au We hope that our magazine can remind you of your time in our great organization. We are always on the lookout for articles and photographs that you may like to share. Please update your email address when you change providers Perhaps it may change when you go to NBN. We understand that you may be accessing the newsletter from the web site, but sometimes we just might like to contact you direct. In particular, those who have a Cadetnet or Defence email address may have trouble with our emails. There are still plenty of Defence email accounts in our database. You might like to check with your friends to see if they have been getting our emails. Our regular Newsletter is sent by email at 1000 on 1 November, 1 February, 1 May and 1 August. Registration is FREE and is open to all ex Cadets, ex Staff, current Staff, both uniform and civilian. We also invite our friends from likeminded organizations.

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In this edition, we continue with aviation stories, work that our alumni are up to and an insight to what our current cadets are doing. We will endeavour to keep you informed about activities as we hear of them from the Wings or through the grapevine of facebook. You can help us out if you hear of news from the Wings. We have been trying to increase our exposure and possible increase our membership. To that end, we have made contact with numerous Aviation Museums, Aviation organizations and Airlines. We have offered to provide some space in our newsletters to showcase their operations while at the same time, they display our material. There is some great reading again and all the material is just one click away from the Contents page. You can read about the RAF veteran pilot who flew through the Tower Bridge, the ‘Penguin’ Pre-Flight Trainer, 3 Wing Annual Parade, 2 Wing Freedom of the City, a Tribute to Bomber Command and when Royalty presented DoE Gold Awards to Cadets, plus so much more. If you think you have missed out on some of the earlier Alumni Newsletters, the good news is you haven’t! They are available on the Air Cadets Alumni website, www.aircadetsalumni.org.au and go to the Bulletin Board. John Griffiths, MBE Alumni Director

Contents Regular Features ........................................................................................ 3

Ordering Information – 75 years Aloft ............................................................................................ 3

May Quiz Questions and Answers ................................................................................................... 5

A late entry. This one from Mick Gilbert .................................................................................. 15

Letters............................................................................................................................................. 23

Vale Doctor Rob Lee AO FRAeS FCILT .................................................................................... 25

former CUO ................................................................................................................................... 25

Now back to our roots ................................................................................ 27

What are our Alumni up to? ........................................................................ 28

Blue Books ..................................................................................................................................... 28

From Cadet to CDF ........................................................................................................................ 29

Membership Leads ......................................................................................................................... 30

South Australian Aviation Museum ............................................................................................... 30

Queensland Aviation Museum ....................................................................................................... 31

Upcoming Events...................................................................................... 32

Stories of Interest ..................................................................................... 33

Now that's a flypast! RAF veteran pilot, 82, relives the split-second decision he made to fly through a busy Tower Bridge in 1968 ........................................................................................... 33

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100 Years of the RAF in Pictures .................................................................................................. 37

Motorised "Penguin" Pre-Flight Trainer ........................................................................................ 37

What our Cadets are up to? ........................................................................ 42

2 Wing Freedom of the City .......................................................................................................... 42

3 Wing AAFC Annual Parade and Competition Weekend............................................................ 43

220 SQUADRON AIR FORCE CADET E-NEWSLETTER ....................................................... 45

Tribute to Bomber Command – Part 1 An Air Force Cadet’s pilgrimage to the UK. ................... 48

Tribute to Bomber Command – Part 2 462 Squadron and the AAFC remember. ......................... 48

Never take life for granted ............................................................................................................. 48

6 Wing Cadets support the ADF Careers Expo ............................................................................. 49

GOLD ACHIEVERS // ROYALTY PRESENTS AWARD TO AIR FORCE CADETS ............ 49

AVIATION MUSEUM // OPEN COCKPIT DAY 2018 .............................................................. 51

A CADETS LIFE in 5 minutes ...................................................................................................... 52

Feedback ................................................................................................ 53

Great Feedback to the AAFC ......................................................................................................... 53

Keep in Touch // 2018 + Beyond ................................................................................................... 55

Congratulations to the RAF ........................................................................................................... 55

Until November, Fly Safe .............................................................................................................. 57

Don’t forget to update your email address when NBN comes to you ........................................... 57

Regular Features Ordering Information – 75 years Aloft

75 Years Aloft: Royal Australian Air Force Air Training Corps: Australian Air Force Cadets, 1941-2016 available via

If you need any further information to order your copy, please let me know, AlumniDirector@aircadetsalumni.org.au

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May Quiz Questions and Answers

1. What is it? Avro Vulcan zapped by RNZAF, Rob Nieuwenhoven Crew Chief Chf Tech Bill Pearsey poses next to Avro Vulcan B2 XH562 of the NEAF Bomber (Akrotiri) Wing at RAF Masirah in March 1972. 562 was returning from a trip to New Zealand where it had been most spectacularly 'zapped' by personnel of the RNZAF. The squadron badge on the nose wheel door is that of No 75 Squadron RNZAF. Paul Falconer-West. From Haydn Neal - Avro Vulcan B2 XH562zapped by 75Sqn RNZAF at Ohakea – Pictured at RAF Masirah 1972, also Mick Gilbert.

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2. MASH? Or not? Sort of – it is a Bell 47D, most of the ‘MASH’ aircraft were 47Gs, Rob Nieuwenhoven. Or Not – no skids – 4point wheels – going with the Bell 47 NC-H1 – first American commercial helo, from Haydn Neal, Mick Gilbert also.

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3. Aircraft and station? Canberra trainer’s Navigator position. Rob Nieuwenhoven Canberra T17 from Haydn Neal and Mick Gilbert.

4. Equal opportunity question for Navy. HMAS Hobart (the ‘DDG39’ on the superstructure made it easy!) Rob Nieuwenhoven.

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New AWD Destroyer HMAS Hobart DDG-39 – lead ship of class, from Haydn Neal, Mick Gilbert also identified the Hobart in Fleet Base East.

5. And Army. M2A2 howitzer. Rob Nieuwenhoven M2A2 105mm howitzer – Vietnam Vets Museum, Phillip Island VIC – well worth a visit, from Haydn Neal.

6.Can you identify the hardware? UH-1H, M113 APC, Centurion tank, Wessex, Jeep, Ambulance (Bedford?), Canberra B.20, Bell 47G. Rob Nieuwenhoven

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More from the Vets Museum – Tail of Bell 47G, and AH1 Cobra, UH1H, M113 w T50, Centurion MkV, M151 Jeep, tail of Wessex, Canberra and Ser2A Landrover Ambulance, Haydn Neal and Mick Gilbert.

7. Two well-known aircraft engines. ATAR 9 ( mirage) RR Avon from Haydn Neal, RR Viper and something else! Rob Nieuwenhoven Atar. Ed, sorry Mick.

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8. Really having an Army issue. Boxer. Rob Nieuwenhoven Boxer CRV – huge beast LAND400 Ph2 winner, Haydn Neal, Mick Gilbert.

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9. A Radio Rack, but what aircraft? UH-1(B?) Rob Nieuwenhoven Correct a B Model. Ed. UH-1B ? Haydn Neal, sorry Mick a UH-1 B.

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10. Caption please. ‘Want to swap jobs?’ Rob Nieuwenhoven Back seat driver !! Haydn Neal.

11. One of our Alumni. But who is it? P.O. David Rogers 79Sqn Submitted by Haydn Neal, Mick Gilbert.

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12. Any suggestions? Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket-powered human-guided kamikaze glide bomb, submitted by Haydn Neal, also Mick Gilberet.

13. Uber? Boxer CRV grunt space from Haydn Neal and Mick Gilbert.

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14. Do you still have yours? Amazing what some of our members have kept.

15. What happened here? Thanks to Dave Rogers for the photograph Dakota A65-81 – 9 Dec 1960 – literally blown away in blizzard, Haydn Neal.

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Damaged beyond repair in a 116mph blizzard at Mawson in the Antarctic 14/12/60. Rob Nieuwenhoven. Further details in the previous copy of Wings, Ed, Mick Gilbert.

16. This was the original Airbus A3 series prototype designed for the Essendon to Tullamarine service. Another from Dave Rogers. powered by Photoshop, Haydn Neal.

A late entry. This one from Mick Gilbert

G'day John, Here you go. There were a couple that stumped me this time around. 1. That is RAF No 44 Squadron Avro Vulcan B2 XH562 after it had been 'zapped' by the RNZAF as it transitted RNZAF Ohakea. As well as painting RNZAF roundels over the RAF ones the Kiwis also added the Tiki with crossed hammers squadron badge of No 75 Squadron RNZAF to the nose wheel door. 2. M*A*S*H*? No, not unless it was the episode featuring the Army - Navy football game. That is a Bell HTL-2, the US Navy designation for the improved Bell Model 47D. 3. Pass 4. The air warfare destroyer HMAS Hobart in the foreground with either HMAS Canberra or HMAS Adelaide at RAN Fleet Base East, Woolloomooloo, Sydney. 5. M2A2 105 mm howitzer in foreground, L5 105 mm pack howitzer and Australian Army Centurion Mk5/1 tank in background. 6. From left to right, tail rotor of a Bell Model 47 Sioux, Bell UH-1H Iroquois, Australian

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Army M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier fitted with a Cadillac Gage T50 turret, Australian Army Centurion Mk5/1 tank, in background tail rotor of a RAN Westland Wessex, Willys Jeep, Landrover ambulance and BAC Canberra bomber. 7. The one in the foreground looks like a helicopter engine, a Rolls-Royce Gnome maybe? Pass on the other one. 8. Rheinmetall Defence Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle. 9. That's a very spartan instrument panel, a prototype or early model Bell OH-58A Kiowa perhaps? 10. Laugh, we almost did. 11. Dave Rogers 12. The cockpit section of a WWII Japanese Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket-powered human-guided kamikaze attack aircraft. 13. The interior compartment of the aforementioned Rheinmetall Boxer CRV. 14. No, never issued with one. 15. That looks like RAAF C-47B A65-81. It was damaged beyond repair in a blizzard at the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition research station at Mawson in the Antarctic. 16. Looks more like a very good use of Photoshop Best regards, Mick Gilbert

August Quiz Questions

1. Significance?

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2. Do you know what is happening here?

3. Position?

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4. Aircraft and location?

5. Aircraft?

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6. Equal opportunity question. What is happening here?

7. Can you identify any?

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8. Why the colour scheme?

9. Looks fast. Any ideas?

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10. Type?

11. What is happening here?

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12. Engine type and aircraft?

The Short Haul version was shown in May, now we have the A0.3, which was the glider version. Thanks to Dave Rogers.

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Letters Brady, In response to this issue I offer the attached answers. Additionally, photos from ANZAC Day at the Aviation Heritage Museum as well as the ATC Corner (Honour Board and Wings of Valour Folder) behind the C-47. Many WASQNAIRTC cadets had flown in RAAF C-47s. My twin brother Peter West and I had our first RAAF aircraft experience on a C-47 at RAAF Edinburgh in Jan66 at the SASQNAIRTC Summer Camp. Regards,

Paul Falconer-West

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Hi John, A great magazine, and a good story - certainly twigged some memories for me! I recognise Dave Rogers in front of the Sabre; I didn’t think the Kiwis flew the Vulcan; and I seem to remember the Kiowa almost became the Kalkadoon - something to do with Mr Katter, the then Defence Minister from Mt Isa? Best wishes, Martin Susans ex 13 Flt Penfield SA

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Vale Doctor Rob Lee AO FRAeS FCILT former CUO Aviation human factors expert remembered By staff writers - May 3, 2018

Photo: Australian Transport Safety Bureau One of Australia’s foremost experts on aviation safety, Dr Rob Lee AO, died on 27 April, following a brave battle with cancer. He was an academic psychologist who applied the insights of the profession to aviation, both in the analysis of past accidents and efforts to prevent future accidents. Robert Bruce Lee was born on 24 September 1943 and graduated from the Australian National University in 1970, with first-class honours in psychology, and the Australian Psychological Society Prize. In 1974, he completed a PhD in psychology at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. His research topic was human performance in complex systems, in particular aircraft. In 1976 Dr Lee was appointed senior psychologist, with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), where he became the first service psychologist to serve as a human factors specialist on aircraft accident investigation teams. In 1983 he joined the Bureau of Air Safety Investigation (BASI) as its first human factors specialist. He established and developed BASI’s capability in human factors, systems safety and research. Lee became director of BASI in 1989. During his directorship he transformed the Bureau from a purely reactive investigative agency to an innovative multi-skilled organisation that concentrated equally on proactive accident prevention and safety enhancement. He also negotiated memorandums of understanding to increase practical cooperation in air safety investigation in the Asia Pacific region with Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan. In 1999 he was appointed director of human factors, systems safety and communications of the newly established Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). In 2000 he set up his own company,

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and soon developed an international reputation as consultant in human factors and systems safety in aviation and other high-consequence industries. His work in this capacity included human factors analysis of the Gulf Air A320 accident at Bahrain in August 2000, the Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 runway accident at Taipei in October 2000; and the mid-air collision between a Boeing 757 and a Russian Tupelov 154M over Ueberlingen, Germany, in 2002. Rob was a member of the expert panel on safety management systems appointed by the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Waterfall rail accident in January 2003. He also served on the advisory board of the NSW Independent Transport Safety and Reliability Regulator, and the nuclear safety committee of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency. Rob also remained a group captain in the RAAF Specialist Reserve, as a consultant and lecturer, advising boards of inquiry into the navy Sea King crash in Indonesia in 2005 and the Black Hawk accident on HMAS Kanimbla in 2006. He lectured at RAAF aviation safety courses and consulted with flying units. He also lectured at the Singapore Aviation Academy and co-conducted a highly regarded annual course for the European Association for Aviation Psychology. In 2012 he was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for services to aviation safety. ATSB Chief Commissioner Greg Hood paid tribute to Dr Lee, on a professional and personal level. ‘Whilst he will long be remembered for such a significant contribution to aviation safety, he will also be remembered for his warmth, his love for his partner Sue and his family, his infectious smile, his international diplomacy, and for his musicianship, as lead guitarist in the Canberra band Mid-Life Crisis,’ Mr Hood said. CASA Section Manager Safety Management, Charles Galea, worked with Dr Lee in safety investigation. He said Dr Lee had contributed significantly to safety in many countries across various modes of transport. ‘Rob was certainly a global authority on safety management, but his knowledge and influence was often sought beyond aviation circles—he was instrumental to the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Waterfall Rail Accident as a member of the Safety Management Systems Expert Panel,’ Galea said. ‘Rob’s leadership drove the Inquiry pathways that would ultimately shape rail safety both in Australia and abroad. Rob was a king-pin in what was, and still remains, Australia’s most in-depth examination of Safety Management Systems—the outcomes from Waterfall drove new standards in rail safety and also influenced aviation and marine.’ ‘Through his academic insights, management acumen and diplomatic skills Rob Lee was a public servant, in the truest sense of the word—as well as being the nicest bloke one could ever have the privilege of working with and learning from,’ he said. ‘Thousands of members of the travelling public who board aircraft each day have Rob Lee, in part, to thank for their safety. Although his legacy will remain, it’s sad to think we’ve lost the patriarch of aviation safety in Australia.’ Hi Brady I wondered if you were interested in some info on deceased former ATC cadets I attended the funeral yesterday of GPCAPT Dr Robert Lee AO. In his youth Rob was a CUO in the former ATC (NSW SQN). His funeral was held at the ANZAC Chapel at the Royal Military

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College, Duntroon and was attended by friends and colleagues from the ATSB and RAAF, as well as people who flew in from overseas for the event. Overseas condolences came from the US, Canada, France and the UK, and others. Rob was also a Board Member of Safeskies Australia, which I founded in 1992 - and the person who directed its direction and content, from the very first event in 1993, to its most recent conference in 2017. (Safeskies runs biennial aviation safety conferences in Canberra.) In 2015 Rob was awarded the RAeS' Gold Medal in recognition of his world-class contribution to safety, especially in his promotion of human factors and a systems approach in the investigation and prevention of aircraft accidents. One of the speakers at his funeral was Air Vice Marshal David Rogers AM (Ret’d), a lifelong friend and also former CUO with Rob (then NSW SQN). Incidentally, the current Chief Commissioner of the ATSB, Greg Hood, quoted below, is also a former ATC CUO (SA SQN). Bob Warn FCILT (Life) Founding Chairman / Life Member Safeskies Australia Inc.

Now back to our roots

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What are our Alumni up to? Blue Books From our May Quiz, we do have some of our alumni who have preserved their history. Here we have a copy of Peter Philips’ Blue Book and various documents from Ken Brandes.

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From Cadet to CDF

ACM Binskin, having been a cadet of 3FLT now 303SQN Camden, has been a role model to the AAFC and particularly to 303SQN cadets for whom he has made himself available for their major activities/parades. He will be missed, and we would look forward to any involvement with the Squadron he may wish to participate in. We “303SQN” wish to express our dearest gratitude and best wishes in his future endeavours. Best of luck Sir Cadets and Staff 303SQN Camden

Thank you, Sir. Best wishes from your Alumni.

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Membership Leads We have been trying to increase our exposure and possible increase our membership. To that end, we have made contact with numerous Aviation Museums, Aviation organizations and Airlines. We have offered to provide some space in our newsletters to showcase their operations while at the same time, they display our material. We have been delighted with the support offered to date and we can now add three more of them.

Museums Mutual Support In the September Newsletter we featured the first of our Aviation Museums. We have made contact with several Aviation Museums for mutual support. We have offered to showcase some of their activities provided they are willing to display our flyers and any other recruiting material in order for us both to grow. South Australian Aviation Museum SAAM has agreed to an F-111 swap so that our existing loaned aircraft A8-134 will go to the Australian War Memorial and be replaced by A8-132, presently at RAAF Base Edinburgh. We regard this as a win-win. The AWM gets an RF-111C aircraft that was active in the East Timor theatre, and we get an F-111C with long and distinguished South Australian provenance of weapons trials with ARDU at Edinburgh. We are also delighted to further strengthen our existing cordial and cooperative relationships with the AWM and RAAF Heritage. We are not sure yet exactly when the exchange will take place – but it’s soon and for a short time there will be two F-111s on site. Not to be missed!! We will keep you posted. Stop Press - we are informed both Point Cook and Amberley have two of the birds on display. We've amended the post accordingly. Thanks guys.

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We would be delighted if you used whatever you choose from our newsletters that highlight what SAAM is all about. They can be accessed from our website here: http://www.saam.org.au/news/newsletters/ Queensland Aviation Museum With the paperwork complete Queensland Air Museum is delighted to formally announce the acquisition of former RAAF AP-3C Orion A9-760 following a handover ceremony today at Sunshine Coast Airport, Maroochydore by Director General History & Heritage Branch - Air Force, Air Commodore John Meier, himself a former P-3 crew member. The aircraft will be dismantled for transportation to the museum at Caloundra and following reassembly will join its predecessor RAAF operated maritime Lockheeds, the PV-1 Ventura and SP-2H Neptune.

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Upcoming Events None advised by the Wings. Please let us all know if there are activities where the alumni would be welcome.

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Stories of Interest Now that's a flypast! RAF veteran pilot, 82, relives the split-second decision he made to fly through a busy Tower Bridge in 1968

By JONATHAN MAYO FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 09:47 AEST, 3 April 2018 | UPDATED: 10:19 AEST, 4 April 2018

+2 Former RAF Pilot Alan Pollock at his home near Guildford RAF pilot Alan Pollock has only seven seconds to make a life-and-death decision. He’s just feet above the waters of the River Thames in a fighter jet travelling at 300 miles per hour. Less than half a mile ahead, blocking his way, is Tower Bridge. He can see that it’s busy with pedestrians and that a double decker bus is driving slowly across it. Should he fly through? In the end, he decided to go for it. It was April 5, 1968. Harold Wilson was prime minister, there were protests against the Vietnam War in London, and the Beatles’ Lady Madonna was No. 1. The start of the month had also marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Air Force. The RAF was much loved — the feats of the pilots in the Battle of Britain were still fresh in the memory, and the new generation of jet pilots were in the front line of Britain’s Cold War defence.

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Thirty-two-year-old Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock was one of those pilots. He had joined the RAF in 1953 and had risen through the ranks, gaining experience in aircraft including de Havilland’s Vampire jet fighter and its successor the Venom. He had served in Germany and the Middle East and as an aide-de-camp to Air Marshal Sir Humphrey Edwardes-Jones during his time as Nato Air Commander. Alan loved the RAF and felt its 50th anniversary should be celebrated with a flypast over London. There had been an official dinner and a few parades — but no flypast. This, he felt, was a terrible slight. ‘One thing that was in the Air Force’s blood was that you celebrated in the air, not on the ground,’ Alan, now 82, says at his home in Surrey. He was serving at the time in No. 1 Squadron. This is the RAF’s oldest unit and as such he believed it had a responsibility to take the lead in ensuring the half-centenary was celebrated properly. Alan decided to take matters into his own hands by staging a flypast of his own. On April 4, Alan and three other Hunter pilots from his squadron had flown from their base at West Raynham in Norfolk to RAF Tangmere in Sussex, the former home of No. 1 Squadron, where they were helping to celebrate the base being given the freedom of the city of Chichester. He decided that the following day, on their way back, he would make a detour over the capital. ‘It was worth flying over London, even if I was going to get court-martialled,’ Alan says. At the very least, a trial would give him a chance to have his say on the problems facing the Air Force. Soon after the Hunters took off on the morning of April 5, Alan slipped away from the others. By tapping out coded messages using the transmitter button on his radio, he told his colleagues he had lost visual contact and that he was having problems maintaining spoken communication. All Alan had with him for reference was a borrowed AA map, on which he had marked a route across London. Within a few minutes and keeping low to avoid commercial air traffic, he reached Heathrow Airport where he turned right and headed for Richmond Park and then the Thames. Flying over the river would be the safest and quietest route through the capital. ‘I went over the Thames because I didn’t want to cause any trouble,’ Alan says. His memories of the flight are vivid. The Hunter was flying in a ‘gin-clear’ blue sky and ‘one felt like Gulliver looking down at Lilliput’. He dropped to about 150 feet and began to fly over the bridges, keeping to the middle of the river and looking out for helicopters. Alan, angry at defence cuts and what he saw as the Labour government’s complicity in the lack of celebrations for the anniversary, headed for Parliament and Downing Street. As he crossed Vauxhall Bridge he saw Westminster in the distance. Just as Big Ben struck midday, he opened the Hunter’s throttle and began three low, loud circuits of Parliament. ‘I put the power on then. I thought: “Stuff it, let them hear some noise!” The funny thing was that at the time, they were discussing noise abatement.’ One building annoyed him — 380-foot Millbank Tower, just upstream from Parliament. ‘I hadn’t expected Millbank Tower to be there, which was a dirty great thing. It spoiled my turns.’

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Alan was told later by Iain Duncan Smith’s father, Spitfire ace Wilfred Duncan Smith, that he heard Alan’s engines from on the 6th floor of the Ministry of Defence building as he talked to Sir John Grandy, chief of the Air Staff. Sir John looked up towards the sky, trying to see the plane. Duncan Smith had to put him right, telling him, ‘No, look down there!’ Meanwhile, Alan was searching for Downing Street. ‘I wanted to make a noise over No. 10 as well. I didn’t have a target map so I couldn’t see where it was.’ He waggled the Hunter’s wings in tribute as he passed over the RAF Memorial by Whitehall and then headed downstream towards the City. The jet flashed safely over Hungerford Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, Southwark Bridge and London Bridge. Then he was in for a surprise. ‘There, staring me in the face, was Tower Bridge. I’d forgotten it was there! ‘I could have gone over it, but I was intrigued by it as a target.’ He decided to fly through it, squeezing the aircraft at high speed between the busy road and the walkway over it. The cranes of the Pool of London were to his left as he took the Hunter even lower over the water, his altimeter barely registering. Peter Arnold, a steward on the cargo ship Baltic Sun, was terrified the jet would crash but ‘it straightened out and shot over our heads. I thought I was dreaming’. Alan recalls: ‘Right at the last minute, as my cockpit canopy was just below the bridge and the girders were all around me, in that microsecond I remembered I’d got a tail fin behind and I thought: “I’m going to lose the fin!” ’

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+2 RAF fighter pilot Alan Pollock flew his Hawker Hunter jet through Tower Bridge in London as a protest about the RAF's 50th anniversary (mock up) Somehow, the Hunter made it through. A cyclist on the bridge tumbled off his bike in fright, tearing his trousers. George Tapper, the Tower Bridge Watchman, was nearby. ‘There was the most thunderous roar. I looked up and, whoomph, a big silver jet roared by,’ he said. Alan pointed the Hunter’s nose downstream and kept going. Once he was over Essex, he headed north, back to base at RAF West Raynham. Flight Lieutenant Pollock’s unofficial fly-past was over. When he landed, the first thing he did was burn his AA map. If he did end up being court-martialled, he didn’t want such an embarrassing piece of evidence being made public. Then he rang his wife’s mother. ‘There might be a bit of trouble — but not to worry,’ he told her. He was right, there was trouble — the RAF top brass was not impressed with his exploits. He was put in close arrest for two days and a psychiatrist concluded that Alan was lucid enough to face a court martial. Hundreds of letters of congratulation from RAF colleagues and members of the public arrived at Alan’s squadron, along with a barrel of beer from BOAC. An all-party motion of support, tabled in the House of Commons, was signed by six MPs (four of whom had been in the RAF). In the end, Alan was given a medical discharge instead of a court martial, possibly to deny him the chance to explain his reasons for the flypast. After leaving the RAF, he went on to work for Ford and the fire engine manufacturer Dennis.

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Looking back now, he has no regrets. ‘I left on a high point and I was so lucky to be flying such a magnificent aircraft as the Hunter,’ he says. ‘The RAF is the best career you can have.’ And 50 years since his daring flight, he has been delighted to see that there was no need for one of his successors to stage a similar protest. ‘For the 100th anniversary, the RAF has had quite a few events going on over a number of days,’ he says. ‘Good for them!’ 100 Years of the RAF in Pictures https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2018/apr/01/100-years-of-the-raf-in-pictures Motorised "Penguin" Pre-Flight Trainer

1943: Designer Volmer Jensen with his Motorised "Penguin" Pre-Flight Trainer! Definitely a snug fit and, it looks like its been built around the occupant!

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The penguin is an aquatic, flightless bird mostly found in the southern hemisphere. Because the

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designer of this airplane device knew that this machine would never fly it was given the penguin name! The aileron, elevator, and rudder surfaces and controls on this device are a close mimic of a real airplane as are the controls that are in the cockpit. The device was invented to permit fledgling pilots to attain ground taxiing skills without risking expensive damage and repairs to a real airplane. The trainer is too underpowered to fly, but it did approximate an real airplanes’ ground handling characteristics. The instructions and plans for building this device were actually published in the 1932 Flying and Glider Manual so that a home builder could make one for themselves. The way in which the device was used was as follows: After buckling into the machine, a helmet was placed on the trainee. After the engine was started the trainee would attempt to navigate a specified course that was laid out in a large open field area. It was apparently important for the trainee to master applying full throttle and get the tail up off the ground. Then, by skilfully using the rudder, the device was navigated over the prescribed ground course. While in transit the ailerons would be used to keep the wings level and parallel to the ground. A set of observers would score the trainees proficiency in handling the device and the exercise would continue until it was felt that the skill level of the trainee was of a competent level to use an airworthy aircraft. Albert H. Luke, centre, instructor at the Sheil School, advises a student as she operates the controls of pre-flight trainer called the "Penguin" in Chicago, Ill., July, 25, 1945. The penguin gives flight students the basic "feel" of flying without leaving the ground. Luke says that a student is often able to take off in a real plane after finishing the pre-flight penguin training.

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What our Cadets are up to? 2 Wing Freedom of the City On Saturday 19 May, 2 Wing AAFC was granted the Freedom of the City for Brisbane. The Wing exercised that Freedom and a selection of photographs marking that occasion have featured in facebook.

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3 Wing AAFC Annual Parade and Competition Weekend Cadet Corporal Matthew Ma receiving his award from the Deputy Air Commander, Australia, Air Commodore Guy Wilson. Matthew won First Prize in the Cadet division of the inaugural Centenary Writing Project an initiative of the Air Cadet Alumni and the AAFC National Council. FLGOFF(AAFC) Gary Martinic receiving his award as runner up in the staff category of the competition. FLGOFF(AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig was awarded first prize in the staff category of the Centenary Writing competition. Paul, a member of 6 Wing did not attend the parade in Richmond.

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220 SQUADRON AIR FORCE CADET E-NEWSLETTER This newsletter has been compiled by the Cadets with the aim to communicate to their family, friends and wider Cadet community, including the Veteran’s groups that support our SQN about our activities and programs. Click here to view the newsletter LIFE IN AN ADELAIDE HILLS SQUADRON

No 602 Squadron, AAFC

Anyone who has served in any branch of a military or emergency services unit knows that mateship and esprit-de-corps is strongest at unit level. Every unit has its unique history, and this is drawn from their service, their people and sometimes where they are located. Service in the Australian Air Force Cadets is no different. Every squadron has its own unique badge. This is not just a colour patch, but a badge of honour proudly worn on the uniform. So what makes No 602 Squadron, AAFC unique? Does it make a difference being the only squadron located in the Adelaide Hills? In radio interviews conducted recently with ‘Service Voices’, Leading Cadets Lachlan and Bianca, twins aged 14, gave some insight into what their colour patch stands for and why they are fiercely proud of it. From its humble beginnings in 1949 as ‘No 2 Flight, South Australian Squadron Air Training Corps’, No 602 Squadron has continued training Air Force Cadets at Woodside Army Barracks in the Adelaide Hills... and continues still under the leadership of a new Commanding Officer – Flying Officer (AAFC) Paul Lemar. Lachlan and Bianca have been members of the AAFC for just a year and a half, but they have already marched in the Christmas Pageant in Murray Bridge and the Mount Barker Pageant (twice),and attended the Mount Barker Show on duty (twice). At last year’s Mount Barker Show, one of the 602 Squadron cadets showed that he would do anything to support recruiting efforts for his squadron – he was called up for the goat milking competition.

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Lachlan and Bianca have participated in an Anzac Day activity in Echunga, a Remembrance Day activity at Littlehampton, and in support of Legacy in Hahndorf. And both commemorated Anzac Day this year by marching with a 6 Wing contingent in Canberra as part of the 6 Wing Anzac March and Cultural Trip – a 10 day trip to the capital. They have both also flown a pilot experience flight and been passengers in a C130-J Hercules Air Experience Flight. Recently, Lachlan also had the honour of being part of the Guard for HRH Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex in Adelaide, and a member of the Guard for the Last Post Service at the closing of the day during their Canberra trip.

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Paul A Rosenzweig Flying Officer (AAFC) Public Affairs & Communication Officer Social Media Coordinator Headquarters 6 Wing, RAAF Edinburgh Australian Air Force Cadets

Their ‘Service Voices’ interviews were broadcast on Radio Adelaide 101.5FM, and the individual Podcasts can be found here: http://radioadelaide.org.au/tags/service-voices/

6WG Adelaide Hills #1 Left to right: Leading Cadets Lachlan and Bianca, twins aged 14, with their Commanding Officer Flying Officer (AAFC) Paul Lemar, in the studios of Radio Adelaide 101.5FM, with the Executive Producer of ‘Service Voices’, Ms Helen Meyer. Image by Flying Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig

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Leading Cadet Bianca helped future pilots at the controls of 602 Squadron’s Grob G-115 twin-seat

light aircraft.

Leading Cadet Lachlan of No 602 Squadron, supporting the 146th Mount Barker District Show this year. Image supplied by 602SQN

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Tribute to Bomber Command – Part 1 An Air Force Cadet’s pilgrimage to the UK. Contact, Air Land & Sea 11 May 2018 http://www.contactairlandandsea.com/2018/05/18/cadets-attend-international-bomber-command-centre-opening/ Tribute to Bomber Command – Part 2 462 Squadron and the AAFC remember. Contact, Air Land & Sea 4 June 2018 http://www.contactairlandandsea.com/2018/06/04/tribute-to-bomber-command-part-2/ Never take life for granted

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The author, Doug Leak was one of 10,000 Australian airmen who served with Bomber Command during World War 2.

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6 Wing Cadets support the ADF Careers Expo Contact, Air Land & Sea 27 May 2018 Flying Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig, 6 Wing Public Affairs & Communication Officer, said “The AAFC is very grateful to Defence Force Recruiting Adelaide for offering us the opportunity to join them and for providing us with an invaluable degree of exposure at a very high profile public event”.

http://www.contactairlandandsea.com/2018/05/27/6-wing-cadets-support-the-adf-careers-expo/ GOLD ACHIEVERS // ROYALTY PRESENTS AWARD TO AIR FORCE CADETS Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, recently presented nine members of the Australian Air Force Cadets with the Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, during a ceremony at Government House in Melbourne. The Earl (who is a son of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh) is also a Gold Awardee, and from personal experience was therefore able to acknowledge the hard work, dedication, and perseverance demonstrated by each recipient in achieving their Award. We congratulate our Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award recipients: o SGT(AAFC) James Brennan | 405 Squadron o LAC(AAFC) Andre Nash | No 5 Wing o LAC(AAFC) Jacob Niven | 405 Squadron o LAC(AAFC) Thomas Webb | 406 Squadron o CUO Franco Aucamp | 406 Squadron o CUO Aayat Khanna | 408 Squadron o CCPL Anthony Taouk | 401 Squadron o LCDT Tanishea Holmquest | 402 Squadron o CIV Natasha Fairweather | No 3 Wing

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During the ceremony, hosted by Governor of Victoria, the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, the Earl of Wessex also presented Gold awards to an additional 56 young persons completing the challenging program through other organisations. "The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is one of the world’s top youth achievement awards, empowering young Australians aged 14-25 to explore their full potential, regardless of location or circumstance, and with each participant learning a skill, improving their physical wellbeing, volunteering in their community and going on an adventure,” said Warrant Officer (AAFC) April-Ann Currie, Air Force Cadets National Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Manager. "In partnership with the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, the Australian Air Force Cadets is a real game-changer for Australia, giving young people autonomy, responsibility, skills and courage so they can effectively help lead Australia in every facet of government, business and community life, well into the 21st Century. ***Cadets wanting more information on the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award CAN contact their Wing or Squadron Award Leader (Coordinator) or discuss the opportunities with your Squadron’s Training Officer. www.airforcecadets.gov.au

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AVIATION MUSEUM // OPEN COCKPIT DAY 2018 Our Australian Air Force Cadets and Staff on hand for the annual 'Open Cockpit Day' at Darwins Aviation Museum. From No. 801 Squadron – RAAF Darwin "it was a pleasure assisting and we had a great weekend."

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A CADETS LIFE in 5 minutes

Still waiting for your story to share.

We have a great initiative from Chris Meuzelaar from Albany WA. Chris has asked some of his ex Cadets a few questions on their life and times as a Cadet and giving us a Cadet’s Life in 5 minutes. You may like to try it and send in your comments. Hi Sir, Got this idea for an article to publish, let me know if you like the idea and I will get some ex 7wg cadets to fill it out as a first of for the next issue, you would then be able to get others to reply to the newsletter by filling out the questionnaire, hopefully it would engage the audience out there and get some useful feedback for the AAFC/RAAF. It could be ongoing as a series from one newsletter to the next as room provides. Regards, Chris Name & Rank: a) So what made you want to be a cadet? b) What is your first memory of cadets? c) What is your best memory of cadets? d) Which Instructor/Senior Cadet had the biggest impact on your life, why? e) What did cadets teach you most? f) What would you tell a new recruit joining today?

This page is not Intentionally Blank.

It’s just waiting for your story.

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Feedback Great Feedback to the AAFC LETTER OF THANKS // POSITIVE INFLUENCE It is with great honour we mentor and guide our young Australian Air Force Cadets throughout their teens, ensuring we have a positive influence on our nation's future generations, delivered through the 1000+ staff we have working hard in our local Squadron's across the country. We are humbled to receive such positive feedback from a parent of a Cadet who has gone on to be a Qantas Pilot. Congratulations Taleah! STAFF FEEDBACK As staff members of the Australian Air Force Cadets we are often asked why we do it. Why we donate so much time to this organisation, why we spend evenings and weekends and weeks away from family and friends. Everyone has their own reasons. Some kids what they did as a cadet. Some could never join defence but can give back this way. Some are ex Royal Australian Air Force or Australian Army or Royal Australian Navy and know that cadets is the future of the Australian Defence Force. Some are just parents who want to help at their kids chosen extra-curricular activity. Regardless of the reasons we may answer when asked, this is the REAL reason. Knowing that we made a difference to someone’s life. That we were able to provide direction, guidance and support. It’s seeing that quiet kid you remember from 5 years ago when they joined walk out in front of 100 cadets and give a briefing. Or seeing the cadet that wasn’t so keen on firearms training when they joined earn their crossed rifles. Or being able to present a cadet with such a passion for flying their solo pin or wings. THESE are the reasons we do this. Well done to Taleah on achieving your goals with Qantas, and thanks to your mother for taking the time to write to the Squadron staff and thank them. It means more to them than you can imagine. Thank you to the staff out there, especially for our neighbouring 405 Squadron and 418 Squadrons.

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Please feel free to send through any feedback or suggestions you may have to us at AlumniDirector@aircadetsalumni.org.au Keep in Touch // 2018 + Beyond Many of you are reading this Newsletter after logging on to our Alumni Web Site. You can come and join us, at no cost. Thanks to our friends at the AAFC for running our advertisement. Are you leaving the Australian Air Force Cadets? You can keep in touch with mates through our network website & social pages. It's also a great opportunity to contribute your experience and ideas to help the Air Force Cadets of tomorrow. Current and past staff are also welcome! Stay connected via the Australian Air Cadets Alumni Network. www.aircadetsalumni.org.au #airforcecadets Congratulations to the RAF

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