PROJECTS FROM NOVEMBER 1965 TO MARCH 1966

 

A/C	CONTRACT & START DATE	PILOT	NAV	CAM OP	TECH	ENG	REMARKS
AGA	Victoria Lands 1.12.65	Gregory	-	Gregory	-	see note below	Anticipate return to Sydney early November.
AGE	Daly Waters Aerodrome 25.10.65 N.G. RC9 1.12.65	Walker L. Van Praag	Predmestin Predmestin	- ?	-	"	To be flown at end of present contract, then return to Sydney. Based at Wewak.
AGS	N.G. RC9 1.11.65	New Pilot	Barry	Aitchison	-	"	Based at Horn Island. Crew will slip here after Aerodist contract.
AGU	C.G.G. New Caledonia 1.11.65	Lewis/Williams	Wood Bushby	-	Bringolf	"	Anticipate return to Sydney mid October.
AGX	N.G. A.P.R. & RC9 1.11.65	Blown	McKinley	Mallon	Nelson	"	Anticipate return to Sydney mid October. Based Wewak. Aircraft to pick up Mallon on way through.
SMM	Vic. RC9 1.12.65 Tas. Lands 1.2.66	Walker	Tierney	Van Praag	-	"	-
SMO	Cape York RC9 15.10.65	Van Praag	Tierney	Mallon ) Van Praag)	-	"	Due to return to Sydney in mid Nov. for C/A. Could assist later on southern work with Cooper as pilot.

 

The following text is typed over the full length of the column headed "ENG": "Due to J. McDonald's absence on Annual Leave decision on the engineers for these contracts has not been finalised." This document was contributed by Bill Mitchell. Bill advises that he was the engineer assigned to the contract flown by VH-AGE and that the technicians were supplied by C.G.G.