Episodes

  • Eject! Eject! Eject!

    Eject! Eject! Eject!
    Jun 3 2023
    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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    34 mins
  • Sink the Tirpitz! 1942

    Sink the Tirpitz! 1942
    May 27 2023
    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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    47 mins
  • Australian Dambuster Thomas 'Tammy' Simpson

    Australian Dambuster Thomas 'Tammy' Simpson
    May 20 2023
    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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    26 mins
  • The Empire Flying Boats Pt. 2.

    The Empire Flying Boats Pt. 2.
    May 13 2023
    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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    30 mins
  • The Empire Flying Boats Pt. 1

    The Empire Flying Boats Pt. 1
    May 5 2023
    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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    36 mins
  • RFDS Simulator

    RFDS Simulator
    Apr 28 2023
    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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    19 mins
  • Kay Clark: United Airlines Captain

    Kay Clark: United Airlines Captain
    Apr 21 2023
    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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    23 mins
  • Gary's SR-71 Blackbird

    Gary's SR-71 Blackbird
    Apr 15 2023
    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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    29 mins