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SLIPSTREAM

YQl 2 1h 1 JMIUMV 1991

FLEET AIR ARM ASSOCIATION of AUSTRALIA (NSW) inc.

NEWSLETTER

RiGISTllED J'f A.lJSTI.\LL\ POST P'UILI<:.A.TIOK 111 N~

FLEET AIR ARM ASSOCIATION ot AUSTRALIA N.S.W. inc.

OHICE BEARERS 1990 I 1991 PRESIDENT: BOB CRONIN 044214134 VICE-PRES AOMIN: FRANK BIRTLES 044214723 VICE-PRES PR: TONY PENNO 044 210621 SECRETARV: JIM LEE 044217579 TREASURER: RAV LARSON 04421 4550 SOCIAL SEC: LES MATTERSON 044217945 WELFARE Off : IYAN GRAV SOCIAL PROt1lTIONS COMMITIEE: ..OE DUNNER, IAN FERGUSON, JULES OLCRET. POSTAL ADDRESS: PO BOX 213 MJWRA NSW 2541 NEWS LITTER EDITOR: TONV PENt«> PO BOX 442 NOWRA NSW 254 1

EDITORS NOTE Mli., I 'Tltsh 1111 a veri., happy and

prosperous 1991 . As you can see '*9 have changed the cover format

and all us old1es will see that '..le are re-v1tll1s1nq 1 well kno-...n name for our ~letter. As time gees on, we hope to bring this public11ion up to and hopefully pest the stendlrd of the former publice1ion . When I s1" pat the stand1rd, it means on1 y 1 n p r1 nt form as todlys technol1Q" for pr1 nt1 ng is fer better than 'w'hat it ws in dtip ;one bfl.

As discuS3ed by the committle and then 11 the last General M•t1 nCJ ve an ;o1nq to stlrt ra1st ng mane-. vie reffiet to bu" ounelve1 • Lear printer sa thlt

we ~n greatly improve the q111Jit9' of print far this public.tion ~ .... n as any other dacurnents, forrnt etc. that '*9 use in thl dlfl ta dlfl runni n,;i of thl A,soctat1on. unrortunetel II tt '11111 be I long t1 me before '¥e \f'i 11 be able tD CJO tD print u:,i 119 • proteuional printing servica • 11'11 cost there is 1 b1t be14Qnd us. but with the lmr pr1nter and thl photocopier -we should still be able tD put out a far better publi c.it on than we art at this ti m1 . While I think of it, I must apoloqtze for the qU111t'I of pr1 nt in the last ed1 tton. Unfortu1111tel II ve had a toner problem '..lith the cop;er and it took a long ti me to cleer .

Once 11)81 n, appoloqtes. The Ai r Da" that -..,a, to be held btj the Museum on December t he 2nd and 1o1as , edver11sed In the l ast Ne\llsle1ter was unfortunate! 1J postponed to • later date. This "'" due to t he Museum having to move rea:iy for the buildi nq works to start Ind 1t 'Ties env1S199d that t he Museum couldn't cope with the Airdey plus all t he rest that was goi ng an et the ti me. I will update the ne'*1s from the Museum leter in this edition .

I hive received t-wo SPIN US A CIT yar ns for this 1S3ue. unfortunately I can only fit one in, so don"t dispei r if you miS3ed ou1, it 'w'i11 be ; n the next one. Thanks to both members who sen1 t hem 1 n.

The Secretary tells me he is heving all sor~ of problems vith cheques members a re •nd i ng i n. If you intend sendt nCJ in 1i1ou r membership fee, and an order for the Port gles, set, PLEASE SEND YOUR CttEQUE TO THE FLEET "R ARt1 ASSOCIATION 1.5.W. 11c. If you are sendtng IJl)Ur form tnd cheque for Re-union 92, PLEASE SEID YOUR CHEQUE: MADE OUT TO FAA RE-UIION 92. These tw are comp1e seperata identit i es end \llhen one cheque ar r·, A

coveri nQ 111, it creates hel!ldlches tr ying to sort them all out. Se pl••s• remem .. r TWO cll~u1 if 1•• ar• r8'iatar1 .. far 111. All forms and cheques c,n still CJ> in t he same envelope end be sent tD the same address ie, PO BOX 28 NOWRA NSW 2541. .

If th1s publtcat1on Qlb out on t1me, I can ncv tell you thlt J1nU1rV 27th i s the ne-... ~e for the next 1ettvities dllJ at the Museum. We have hat II couple of meetings 'tf1ttt the Museum stiff, and they, being so shor1 hendld, hive aalcad us to organ;,e and run the SIUSIOI!. Hot Dog and dr1nt ,tans for them. Th1s undertaking hes b•n accepted b" us, ,o once again ve art ast1nCJ for IJOUr help. We need at LEA51 20 PED PL E ta hll p out thts ti ire a there '..Ii 11 be a rninumum of thr• food st.Us to m1n. PLE~E HELP. Let Bob, Jim or m1p1lf lcncr., b14 the lh of Jlin•rv as tD 'w'hl1 hours 'IOU can put ; n so that ...,, can or~nt• same sort of roster for t he B.B.Q's and the Sl1t1nq up. It ts at11T\11ed thl1 some\llhen bttwen 4 &. 5 thau•nd people .,.,;n attend. SEE YOU THERE.

PA&£ 1.

T'9 vtev1 ... a,111111 n,r~ 11 1rt1cln ,,111" ta tlrt• J••r•l .. ••• 1ue111r111 r1nect t .. vteYt , .. I, •••• II ef u .. A1seclltt •• Ir t .. Ce•lll1ttN If - ...... 81.

SEA VENOM RESTORATION To ell t h~e thet w"ere ioolcing for.terd to hearing

t he r umble cf a Ghost engine once again, 1·:-n 3orry to have to di sap point you

C1Sllalllllll!:..Al.. for the ti me being. We ~~ started doini;i the final

• C:e1ailed i n,pection of the engi ne on Saturday the 241h of November and to our bit ter disa ppointment, \lie found a fairly large craclc in t he lO"ler diffu,er ce,i ng. Ho\11' thi:, \ii~

missed i n the , ni1i al i nspec1i on we have no idea. All our plans to have this ai re raft runni ng and taxyi ng went dO'fln the drain i n a matter of minute, . We are no'4.' goi ng to ,trip all items, thet \ilill be hidden from public viN once all 1he panel, are replaced, as spares for 1he second Venom. This should at least give us a bit of a spares backup for that aeroplane.

Meenvhile, the refurbishing gee, on 'w'i th most of t he rubbing baclc comple1ed and the coclcpi1 detailed 1nclud1ng the ej ec1ion sea1s being refitted and t he ins1rumen1 panel after having been rewired by

r'- 1le, Ducret and his daughter('W'ho is doing an 1.1ectronics cour,e)refitted as 'Well.

Thanks to the RMF Point Cook 'we no'W' have four Hi spano cannons to fit to it as well . Also t hanb to the South Australian Ntiation Hbtoric Mu:.eum for 1aki ng our ~ reek of a canopy and qivi ng us theirs wh1ch excep1 for a couple of cracks he, clear perspex ell round . Alto 1 hanlcs egai n to Chris CJeorge, and Lt Lascells in Adelaide, for orgenisi ng the RAAF to trs~port 1he canopie, for us.

We s1ill need an armourer to join the team . As mentioned eerl1er, ~e have four HfsP1nos to f11 end et the moment no idea of hov to do it. We 1130 need an Armourer 1o help us with 1he next A/C as that one ~ill be fi1ted ~ith serviceable ejection ,eats, Canopy jetison and ell else that goes 'with a serviceable aeroplane. If you c,n help plee,e give ~ (Tony) a ri.ngon 210621. J Bob Crom n and myself 'will be st•r1i ng the long and tedious job of ,ett1 ng up t tie 11 rcnn log boob etc far WZ B95 over the Xme, break, ,orti ng out ',,Jhat servie2i ng has to be done and the periods that t e ,e rvi ce1 ng his ta be done at.

We are aiming et hwi ng the 1i rcnft n yi ng by ~E- Umon 92. but please don't hold us to that, as if we have anything Hke the problem, ve hive come up agains1 restoring W2937 ;t could tlke e goad bit longer Keep your nngers crossed it m114 "'ell be ,a met hi ng to look foNerd to. Will keep IJ)U informed as to vhlt is happeni ng in

future ed11i ans of Sli pstreem .

PA&E 2.

The Career of H.M_A .S_ MELBOURNE

l 956 conti n ed 9 i"'ay - 23 Jul. At Sydr:ey - dock; ng aoo r='it 2 3 Jul . - 31 Jul . W'Ork up J .B. area 1 Aug - 7 Aug Squadro ns wor k up S ydney/ ...:.3. area. Squadrons embark 6t h Acg. 7 Aug - 7 Aug Sydney replenis hment. 7 Aug - 11 At.rJ Sydney 1o Palm 13. Anchorage . 11 Aug - 1 4 Aug Pel m 1, . Anehorege . 1 4 Aug - 1 7 Aug Palm Is. 1o J.B. disembarlc Sea Venoms ( 808) then 10 Sydney. 1 B Aug - 21 Aug Sydney 1o Brfabane 11 yi ng 1rai ni ng. 21 Aug - 25 Aug At Brisbane. 25 Aug - 31 Aug Hervey Bay area A/S fl yi ng train ing. I Sep - 3 Sep Herve" 8e1J eree 3 Sep - 4 Sep passage to J .B. 5 Sep - 7 Sep J .B re-embark Sea Venom ( 808) Squadron. 7 Sep - 11 Sep Replenishment at Sydney. 11 Sep - 20 Sep Pas~age SydnelJ to Dar~ i n pre pare for Exercise ·Albatross· . fl\P n(Jtrai mng. 20 Sep - 21 Sep At Derw'in - Replenish. 21 Sep - 2B Sep Derwin 1o Singapore - Exerci,e ·Albatross· 2 8 Sep - 2 Oct Si ng1pa re Roads. 2 Oct - 12 Oct Sinqepore - Gulf of Thai land - Hong Kong Exercise ·A1 betros," 1 2 Oct - 1 7 Oct At Hong Kong replemsh. 1 7 Oct - 22 Oct Hong Kong - Sul u Se• - Manila -Exercise ·A1 bltross· 22 Oct - 26 Oct At Manila. 26 Oct - I Nov M1n;1a to Manus 1 ~v - 4 Nov At Menus 4 ~ov - 1 I Nav Manus to S~ney - via Rebaul. 11 Nov - I 7 Nov At Sydney replemsM nq 1 7 Nov - 1 9 Nov Sljdne., to Melbourne 1 9 No1i1 - 7 Dec At Melbourne 7 Dec - 1 O Oec Pas31ge to SlJiney alli J .B. 1 O Dec - 29 Jen At Sydnee,., dacki nq and l eaw.

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FAAA DELEGATES VISIT NOWRA On Mondey 29th Oct Clem Drnlan & Hugh

Pn es11ey, both from Vic1oria, arrived at HMAS Al batro,s . These two gen1lemen 'were j oined the next day by Theo Bush Jones & Ron Tate from WA . All four 'were visiting NAS as delegate, for thei r res.pective ,tates at the FAA Federal Council meeting ....,h,ch 1o.1as held on f ridey 2nd Oct.

On t h~ Wednesday morm ng Bob Cronin and Tony Pen no p1c~d t he boy;, up from the Senior Seil or, Mess and transpor1ed them out 1o J .8.R.f . 1o view a J1 nd1vic launch and recovery 'which Greg ~elson had previously arra nged. The group 'w'es joined there by Norma Lee, Edna Cronin and Ian Ferguson. After 'w'etchi ng the launch there vas about an hour to fill in before t he recovery. During this time> tall stories 1.vere spun and memories 1.vere relived. Anlfrl!Y, getting beck to the Ji ndivic, the launch 'went 'w'i1hout a hitch, surpr ising mos1 of us as to ho1.v fast the bird could climb . Within a couple of seconds it had dissa peered into the \iii de blue yonder. On return the Ji ndy did • lo'*, high speed pass before joining the circuit to land on. The fl r,t approach 1,i;esn·t too good and a bolter w'IS called for but on the second a perfect approach l.ir'as made with the airc .rett touc M ng do-...n rig ht on the pie no key, and comt ng to a s1op al most in front of us.

The Ji ndav1c attraction 111 over and done "'1th> 1t 'w'BS ti me to head do\v n to HMAS C res\vell ta beard the waiting TRV for a trip around J.B .. It. ws time to bring out the old see legs again and to see '-tlhether they hed gone r usty .

LeavingCres\it'ell, the TRV turned to port (1eftif you hive forgotten) end heeded toverd ' Husky'. from t here it was follCN the coas11ir. all the '*''I around to tl'le heeds. On appraech to the heads a fsi rl y heavy s'-tlell l.ir'IS encountered 'w'hich hid the T~V rnovi ng around pretty we11. Any'*ly, a11 ,eal* seemed to be '-tlork1nq a'k•'tl and everyorw "'as enJoyi ng themselves. After crossing the htlds t°"'ards BO'w'an Island, the course '*IS st111 follo\t'i ng the comm ne, ~t Green Petch end ba:k to Cres'-tlell. Another ver" enjoyable couple of hour, and meny more tlll s1or1es.

After LNYing Crewell itvaainta Huslcie RSL for late 1 unch and • dibble at the po kin far those thlt don·t have 1hem in their state .

ThursdllJ night swan inform1l d'inner 11 the Ex Servo·s Bistro ~hire a fl ne meal '1iU enjoyed and more tall ,toria 'w'en spun end the palcies got another b•t1nq.

f r1dlly sw the FM redlral Counc11 m•t1 nq held

in the morning and in t he evening ~t '.'f'"8!! ail ::i t he • Senior Sailors ~eunion. Unfortu natai y .,our cor respondent can't report on that :s I '11as :;;, m4 wey to Coth Harbour, but I believe all had a ;r eat ti me.

Saturday morning 'w'IS ,pent 1n No\itra viNing the Shoelheven Spring Festival parade t hen ou gue~ed, d<Nn to the Ex Servo·, aqai n'. more' ;;ok1e bash, ng and more tall :,tori es.

I believe all delegates qot bac~ to there respecti~ place, of abode safely, probably a lit11e wone for weer. We are indebted to 'Ai r RAAF' for their generous assista nce 1.vith transport.

NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM The follo\tli ng is an extract from a letter sent to

our Pre,1dent from the ~val Aviatton Museum. • The long term future and surv ival of the Museum

will depend to a large extent on the support by volunteers to es,ist the small permane nt 31a1'f ; n operating, promoting and administer ing Museum. We believe a total of about 60 •,olunteers would form e large enough group to eneble a reasonable roster for weekday and 'weekend \,,'Ork at the museum. Th1s 'w'auld meen that each person would hive about tw rostered days a month ISSUminQ volunteers ",iOUld worlc betveen normal Museum opening ti mes. Trai ni nq '-tlould be provided for the verious areas of vol untery war 1c.

If there are any local Nowr, members 'who \,,'OUld be willing ta accept a position on the ro,ter we can

' add ta the Museum Admirris1a1or's volunteers 1ist. Th1s '-tlill bl • tremendous help, and as ti me progresses keep addinq to ;t so we have a large ·te1m· over whtch to spre.d the dutie, , so that b'I the time the nev M~eum is reedy ve can N; ng into an efficient and professio,..I operation··

In another letter received b" our Pre~" nt. sp;1c, Camp,., thenad all memben ~ho 1,111rt1ci pated in the mavi ng of 111 the artifacts and d1spl11p from the buildings so thet they could be moved to their nev locations . Spi Ice aho ; nfo r rTled Bob that the nw Museum butldtnq con,tuction was about to start in 11rne:st a the bu1ldi ng contra:tor va ~ on ti1e.

Our help 1s once IQB;n requested in tl'le running of the ,aus191# hot dog and cold drinlc stells for the coming activt1ies dllj on Sunday 27th January 1991 ..

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. SPIN US A 'DIT' 1990 .... ... R.1.P. Armband, on and flag at half mast.

There had been a death in the -family ' . Not many people had realised that there wes any ill health. Unfortunete l y, the sickness proved to be termina l. The White Ensign Club ceesed to be at the tender age oft hirty~ix .

Jt seems ironic in a 1,1ay, t hat the 'club', whose concept was so hard to es'tabl i sh and the bitter fought 'pregn-ancy' it endured , ,hould 'pess .....,ey ,o quietly ' i n ib sleep .

WhtJ should anyone gtve • damn about the closing of a cl ub? Good question . But 'why not give a demn? It's part of No\.t'ra's history, it's also• big pen of t he fleet Air Arms' history. And , like it or not, the tvo have been conjoined ror many yeers nO'W.

HN many years? let me tell you a bit of a IJlrn. I promise not to

le1 the truth stand in the way of a good 'dit'. But ... you can al'weys check the fec1s for yourself, most of

mare of historical record . .lis Majesty's ship NABBINGTON. The RoY81 Ntval

Air Station, NcNra. Thi:, 'fin the full title of His Br1t1anic Maj esty 's fleet Air Arm bae in the ant1 podes. It 'was u3ed by the ·poms· until the conclusion of World War T'w'o. Relics of their stay can still be seen in the remnants of 1he British Torpedo Un11 (BTU Road). no..., the Dlv1s ard Herbert 1i mber mill

When hostili ties \¥'ere concluded and the Japanese decided to take over Australia the easy \ifllJ, the 'poms· returned to the latld of the thick gray cloud. HMS Nab bi nqton was decommissioned and ceased to be an expense on the British taxp1yer . The airfield 1,1as then returned to the ~1111 Australian Air Board, 1hu, becoming an expense on the Au,tnlitn taxpayer . Aran ·t inter nttionel politics marvellous? It's liu playing r-tlnopol1i1 with real

,,,,....... ney. On t he f i fteenth of December 1947, control of the

airfield p93sed to the Department of the NIYy. On the t hi rty fint da11 of August 1948, the Ai r

Stat i on was re-commissioned HMAS Albl'tross, u we 1cncrw i t today.

In May 1949 , HMAS Sydn111 arrived in Jervis Bay from England. On b01rd she 'tf8I carrying the aircraft and men of 1he t\t'entiethCarrier Air Group. This ....,., the nucleus of thl Australian fleet Air Arm .

Exp1M i on ""93 quite repid over the next fe-., years. It ....,., reported rectntl "· that in thl

1953154 period, t he Main Galley at Al batn ~ v ~ cater ing for tventy five hundred ~ nior Sailor, . Daily aircraft movements exceeded the ,..-eekly ai re raft movements of mascot.

It eventually reached the poi nt ,..,,here t he 11mt1ations of the to\.t'~ entertainment fac111t1es were being exceeded. This \oi'eS part i cular l y apparent on PIY nighb and pey ..,eekend:s.

To meet this need it 't/83 suggested t h~ a proper t y should be purchased and a 'cJub' formed. The cl ub 'w'Ould be for an members of the ar med forces , but primarily for the members of the RAN.

Discussions \.t'ere carr ied out. Pri mari ly \ollth 1 he Executive Officer of Al bttross, Commander 'Busier' Crabbe, and rapresentetives of the 'Ci t y fathers ·, e group of the local business people. Even 1houqh the Boerd was to consis1 of all local civi Ii ans and not service personnel. they voted against the idea. ·s~ter· suggested thet t hey miqh1 1ike to discuss the matter again . If the ,ai lor , were of such little impor1ance in the communit y, ne ~as quite happy to pu1 the to-.,~htp ·out-of- bounds' , even if ttrit meent providing bu,e, to take trie personnel to WollonQDnQ.

Money, or the suggested laclc of it , speaks volumes. The vote 'w'IS ncrw unanimous for the cl ub to proceed.

I n due cour,e the old N~ra f-lo,pital 'Ties purchased on Bridge Rold and renovations ~ ere commenced.

On the tvent" first of October 1954 , the W hite En,ign Club, vas officially opened by Vice Admiral S1r John Colli~. KBE, CB.

The amenities provided by the cl ub, i ncluded sleeping accamodllt1on~ • kitchen and canteen, a billiard room, a readinCJ room ard e chepel. The bar facilit1• vere provided tn accordance 1,1ith the Ntv~ (Canteens} regulations.

The Wtrite 'Elephant · Club, a it 'w'H affectionately lc"°'*n, \t'IS a boan to tho31 wiho 'wanted a br eak from the ·regulated life' It 'weeken~ . Even more 1mpor1antly, the charoes w'ln r915on1ble.

Poker mach1na -were introduced ...,hen 1 t became legal ta do so. Like most clubs et 1he time, the income 1hev Qe,.rated provided various amenities and renovations .

The 'pakiu' 'weren't utilised by e..-erybody. to most people a 'quid VIS a quid' , 1f you had any sen•~ IIDU loakld Nice 1nd put it b!ck in ~our pock.t . Cont1nuad Pl4I nve.

PMIE 4.

SPIN US A 'DIT cont_ Some people loolc:ed at i t t...,ice and then changed it

for tw'o shilli ng pieces, a1'1oleys 'with the undying optim ism of the big jec~pot around the corner.

Sandy w'as such an op1i mist. I should -.irite OPTIMIST.

He arrived at t he club on the Friday after noon after payday. One thing w'SS for sure, he had a ftN quid in hi3 poclcet and he wesn't going to 'blcrw-it' on the poker machines. He had a beer. No. He definately 'wasn·t going to play ·em. He had another beer .

~. Def;nately a...S positively ~ . Alihough, he did '*'i n l!I couple of quid the time before lat.. ..... .

·Give us some ·t...,o-bob-bits' in the change,· he told the barman.

It \tflS nearly closing ttme . Sandy contemplated his much diminished cash supply . After he'd paid for his eccomod8tion and breakfast 1 n the mornt ng he 'would heve the princely sum of t...,o quid to l~t him for the nex1 fortnight.

He tr ied to argue the injusticeofthesi1uat ion, by thinking to himself, that it W'IS only a fN minute, ago, he'd been the proud o~ner of some thirty pounds. The fact is, it vesn't a fev minutes. It 'wS3 neerl y five hours and some t"wel\/e b•rs later .

The grog numbed his bni n and he slept like I dog. In the cold light of the de"" he ~olce ..,ith t

stinking headache, amouth lite the bottom of 1 coct'fe cage, and the reeltset1on that he ~a almost broke . It hedn't been• baddreamefter11l .

S.ndy ·zombied' his w'l'I up to\in and squeezed into a cubicle at the ~e~ York Cafe.

He ordered ste1k, eg,p and • bucket of black coffee.

As the sugar pushed into his blood3treem end dislodged the alcohol, he started ta f•I be1ter. In fact, surprisingly, he felt I lot better .

It wea at this moment of 'wll- being', that he had his brai rNeve.

Leaving his tmlf cup of coffee, ht paid his bill and heeded for t he nNS8Q8nts.

H1s purch!l~ et the ne~segents further depleted his funds, but he tho113ht it ~or1tr.h11e. Indeed, his "'hole pattern of survival, for the next M iweelcs, depended on 1t. He baU4ht stieets of Q1ff piper. t~o books of riffle ticlce1s 1nd I rall of s1iclc~ tape. He heeded ba:t to his catrin 11 the club .

Saturday of pey\r'Hlc '*'93 1l~11p I bus14 dl'I at thl club . The st.ff ...,.,, upt bua11, the petront '""'" busy, enJoytng themselve~. and Sendlj w'IS busier t hen eny of them.

Sendy 'w8S 3e11ing r!ffle tic):e1, at t',o(Q boo a 1iclcet, in aid of the Sailors Benevolent Fund. When ; he ',J8S ~ked w'hat t he prize ve:s, he directed t l'ei r attention to a large, rectenguler, gift w-rs pped box at the far end of t he bar counter . The box looKed large and i mpre~1ve, it saunaed like it va:s a good cau311, t hey bought a ticket.

When they ...,ent to the bar for their r ound of drinb, they were attrac~d to the ,ign on top of the 'prize' . 11 read:- 'Sailors Benevolent Fund raffle. Only prize~ a Silver trey and m~t cover . Thi, prize ..,n, be dn'w n at nine o'cl oclc tonight by the duty barman·.

They re11 the w'11ght of the prize parcel, it "'as qui1e heavy. If 'weight 'wes any glrideli ne, it must be a pretty good prize. The bloody org8rriser couldn·t spell ·trey ' but that \tflS no indicetion of enythinq, except his s1 u pi dity, of course .

Maybe they should buy I couple of extra tick.eb to be on the sefe side?

Sindy w'IS only too happy to oblige. All t he ticket, hed been sold and the folded, •

left in an old hit for the barman to take ~re of . ,t w" only mid-day.

At n1 ne o'clock that night, t he barman celled for order, he then selected • vo 1 untee r to d rN t ha vi nn1 ng ticket .

The number ""' celled and the , mrn ng ticket holder toot posession of his prize.

The losers g rac1ousl " cl eared 1n area on one oft he tables so that it could be u1Nrepped end gloated over by the vi n ne r .

Clrefully urNrapp; nq the paper, j ust in ~~ he iwanted to re-...,rap i1 for Ms girl fri end, the '1oltnner \t'IS confronted b1:,1 a Resches beer carton. Opening the carton he thrust a he...S into i b ; nterior . He pulled out balls a...S bells of ne...,.,paper.

At last his hind con1a:ted so met hi nQ large a...S heavy. Ht grHped the object, re :1,oved i t fro the box and set it on the table .

It -wa e buildt ng brick. Attached to the top of the brick wit h sticky tape

"'a, 1 mete h box. Written on the rnetch box -.iere the '1tord3 . .'Si1ver

tre11 1nd m•t cover· . The np-idlll disillus ioned wt nner thought thlt 1t must be pre1ty small to nt 1 n a match box. He opened the box. Insi de was• silver ·tre., bit' (threepence) and • condom. The lo,ers tho113ht it ~a rnervelous. The winner ....,..,n·t ;nclined to comment. Stnd1J7 ... rte ....,Hin Sydntlj playinCJ poker machines. J.t.YPEAV ..... 1990.

PASE 5 .

6ANNET XA434 RESTORATION Since my last repor1, progress has been very good

thanks to our regular stal'wl'art:s 'wl'ho dof'l8te their ti me every Seturdey. The,e people de:serve a

special mention, Ray larder, Chri3 George, Ron

Ross, Ken Day and la3t but not least the Commodore Rob Pardi ngton.

Without this regular voluntary effort t he aircreft would be no './here near the stage w-e have it at the moment. from day I we have all taken a special pride in this project and recently '-"e discovered that Gannet 434 is the only complete Mkl left in t he world, -.ih1ch pub this aircreft in the priceless category. I appologise, there is one other complete aircraft tucked away in the corner of a shed at Camden, there for no one to see. ~ Ray Larder has recently returned from a tn p to

Jrope. During Ms ttme in UI(. he paid the fleet Air Arm MU3eum at Yeovilton a vis1t. Having explained to the cuntor his i nvolvment "lith our restoration programme, they let him in free of charge, after a body search for any concealed screwdr ivers and spanners of course.

Their sh°"' piece is en AW it1EW3 Gennet, {,ingle exposed cockpit with rear seat a1 re rN housed 1 nside the fuselarge) . Accord1 ng to Ra 14, they w'OUld do anything to be able to get t he'ir hands on a Mk 1 Gannet.

In conclu:sion I '.t'Ould like to rela" a special thanks to the follc,...,inrJ., Don James and the people at ASU for the menufec1ure of t\t'O VERY sturdy bell crenlcs, to Bob Delahunty for the additional labour he provided, to C.P.O. SE Bronco Johnson for his 3upport in refurbishing the cockpi1 held knocker,

,......._d w'ebbi ng. 1 eem Manager Don Partin,on.

B 16 SQUADllON 28/8/48 Recommissioned with fireflies after ,erv ,ce as a lcoY1I NIYtj ,Quadron 1939-41~ 1942-44;and 1945-48 611953 Served in HMAS Vtnge1nce. 2 7 I 415 5 D1sblnded at NIN rt. 1 5/8/55 Gennets joined sqUldron. Squadron re for med in UIC. 211 95 6 Squedron embarked in Ht"W5 Mel be u r ne for Austnha. 711964 Sea Venoms from 724 jo1 nechQuldron

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25/8/67 Disbanded st Ht'4AS Al:at ro,, . 10/1 /68 Squadron r eformed . Grumman S- ZE Trackers replaced gannets . 1 969 Squadron ~numbered VS- 81 6 4/ 12/76 Fire at HMAS Albatross destr oyed ten and damaged 1\.t'O Trac~n . 1 977 S- 2Gs delivered to No'""ra as replacements 217 /82 Disbanded and ab"SOrbed i nto VC-851. 9/2/84 Reformed with We:sxx Hel ico pter s transferred from 723 squadron 30/6/84 All Trackers witndra'.l'n.

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DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH NAVAL AVIATION AND THE

AUSTRALIAN FLEET AIR ARM

PART 1 IN THE BEGINNI~ CONT. A re mp was built extending from a platform on

1he s1arboard midship 12 inch gun turret. From 1h13 83Semb1y secured to t he gun barrels, f1igh1 Lt. fox successful l y flew off e S0p-,,1it h ' 1 112 Strut ter ·. Later Me re oeated the feat carryi~ an ob,erver and full wi rel es~ equip men1 111 c11mple1e the fisrt successful launch of a t-.lo seater aircraft fr om a British/Australian "'arshi p.

Sub,equentl" until the end of hostilities the 'Austalia' normally carr ied two ai rcraft. The Camel as a fighter aoo the 1 1 /2 strutter for reconnaissance.

POST WORLD WAR 1 - WORLD Wi\R 2 On_ ht April 1 91 e the RNAS administered by the

Adm1ralty, and the RFC administered by the War Office, "'ere abolished. The two organi3ation, "'ere emelgameted to form the Royal Ai rforce {RAF). On amalgamation t he RN lost control of al most 3 ,000 aircraft and 67,000 men. In 1921 some form of NIVtll participat ion in flying "'" regained when training of Naval Officers a, Observer, recommenced. In 192 3 the training "'" extended to pilo1s. These J< ~ Officers 'we re attached to the RAF and held equivalent renks in both sevice, . In April 1924 the l'feval component of the RAF 'was named 1he fleet Air Arm, Royal Air Force.

The Australian cru iser, landed their aircraft before re1 urni ng to Austreli1 in 1 91 9 . Except for one A11ro Seaplane, in the liustra1i1n flying Corps {AFC), eircrlft were not carried in RAN "'1nhip, 1n t he ear l" po'1 '*'Ir y•rs . Tentati11e plans to form a Fleet Air Arm finally lapsed in 1921 "' hen 1 he 1<01,111 Australian Airforce ( RMf) iwes formed.

In Britain by 1925., all pilots borne ; n catapult ships and 60'1 of pilot3 on Aircraft Carrier, "'ere Nevel Officers . Ho'w'ewr., ell major technical end admnistrative responsibilit11 remained 'with the RAF un1i1 1937 iwhen the Admtnil1y re1p9ined administrative control of thl fleet Air Arm (FM).

In M111 t 923 the RAN., follo'w'i ng Adm1 ralty policg, i n:stituted e s pecief;,1 bnnc h of Obse rven and provision 'w'IS madl for • se1ec1ed ffN to be t ra1ned a, p11ob. Thelj 'w'Ort RAAF uniform•~ fleld dress but continued to \1"18r RAH uniform for all other occasions. In 1924., as part of I five yeer Navtl development progr1mm1., 1t \Ja decided to build a seepl1ne carrier . Named 'Albatross· it "'as launched at Cockatoo Island Doct111rd Sydney on 21st Februer" t 928 end commissioned on 23rd

January 1929 . HMAS Al batr os:, ,., a:, :!esigned to carr y 9 seaplanes; she displaced 6 ,00 0 tans , -..,as 443 reet 9 1nches overall and mounted ' J'Jr 4.7 i nch gun, . ,

HMAS Alba tross ,n he avy seas . en roure :o the Umted Kingdom m 1938 Her Sea gu ,r v atop the a,rcralt c,ira pu lr. ,vas securely atta ch ed and reporr edly suffered no dam· age . (RAN)

_The British Admiralty policy of prov1di ng a Navel component to the A1rforce F1ee1 co- operation night "'as adop1ed. Termed the RAN fleet Ai r Arm it closely fo1100w'ed the RN scheme. Volunteers undertook a 4 year tra i nl ng course \tfit h the RN Point Cook Victoria. The fi nt course commenced (n January 1926. Trai nees "'ere given RAAf ra nK but wore Navel uniform withe d1stingui~hing badge.

In order to provide and maintain aircraft for Navel Reconna1S1nce and survey, No 1 o 1 fl~t Co-operation flight RAAF "'as formed et point Cook in June 1926 . In Augu'1 that year t he flig ht of 6 Supermar1ne ·seegull 3' ,e1pl1nes trans fer red 10 a permement shore base at Richmond NSW.

The flight detachld to Bir.,en Queensland to carr-, out Berrier Rief atr111 surve11 and later proceeded to Port Ph1lt p Vtctori1 for emblrkation in HMAS Albltross. The 6 1/c plus 5 officers and 41 airmen under the comm1nd of Squadron Leader A.E. Hempel embarked on Februar1i1 1 929. To be continued.

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Members are given notice in accordance 'w'ith the neet Air Arm As:sociation of Australia N.S.W. inc Con,titution ,ection 9 thet the Annuel General MeetirlJ .....,,11 be held at the Senior Sailors Mess H.M.A.S. Albatross on Sunday t he 3rd of March at 1 0 .00 AM . All memben t ha1 can possibly make this meeting are urged ta a1tend. We need at lea,t 40 -mbera to make up a quorom. PLEASE BE THERE.

,a * 1991 SOCIAL CALENDAR f e ltruar, Saturday 16th Navy Race Day Archer Racecourse t1arcl1 Sunday 3rd Annual General Meeting

Al bet ross Senior Sailors Mes, Jul1 Saturday 13th George Blondell Memorial Yulefest

Bomederry 80'-N'ling Club u,at

Aturday 31st FM 43rd Anniversary D1nner H MAS A 1 batross

Nave111,er Friday ht Albatross Seior Sailors Re- union Dece•laer Sund!y 8th Pre Xmas funtton Venue T .B.A.

The federal Council considered :he '4ationai Constitution paper pre,en1ed by the =>r:sident al'ld endor:sed the Al MS of the Netionel Boay 83 be1 ng· a) To unite former and serving Flee1 Air Arm personnel in a strong Nat1one1 As30c1 ation. b} To foster and preserve the bonds of friends h p and Esprit De Cor1>3 i n 1,1hich there is such pride and s1rength c) To enable members to re-establ ish and enjoy regular personal contacts, an both National and State l eval via organised activities i ncl ud'i ng Ice-unions, Newsletters and other published matter. d) To assist those members and their families 1 n need. e) To support the Australian Naval Avi ation Museum and Historical night at NAS NO'wra. f) Ta represent a public voice of opi nion on Naval Air matters. categories of membership were endorsed as; a) fULL MEMBERS former and Serving penonnel of the RAN and other N8Vi8$ \.lho have served a mini mum period of twelve months in a Naval Aviation Billet or Nelve months in a Billet in support of a Navel Aviation Billet. b) ASSOCIATE MEMBER A person 1,1ha has. an ----------------------1 inter8$t in the Fleet Air ~rm but is not entitled to

FAAA REPORT 1990 1990 has been a significant year in the

development of the fleet Air Arm Association of Australia. Not only for our o\ifn state Association OO'W' Incorporated in MSW but for the Nltion11 Bodlj i ncorporrted In found1 ng state W .A.

Brietl yon the Netion11 front. A no1able decision taken by the Delegates ( 4 to 1) 1,1as t hat the "National Con'11tution·· then , ecognised b11 WA and NSW ...,ould be u,ed by the ,.."ecutive 'whilst being revised b11 • ne'*lY elected

Executive bod111 n caMultation "lith State Delegetes. 01 her decisions Included-1 A National Lapel Badge conforming ta official design and colours, ie I Ro"9l Blue Scroll surrounctinq fJOld Pilots Wtngs, \JOUld bl produced. 2. Cap1tat1on ree, Plfd b~ 111 States M30Ct1t1ons (to fund the National Body) \if'Ould be $3.00 per member per .,ear. 3 . A once onllj joininCJ fee to be imposed b11 Stat~ ASsociations on NEW joining members -.,u set at S 15.00.; Effective O I MAY'90. $1 0.00 "IOUld be peid to the Nltio,.I Executive to fund National badges e1c, SS.00 ._.ould remain ._.ith the respective S1ate Executtve.

full membership . The need for uniform terminology \Afithi n the

~soci1tion .._.., agreed. States Organisetions "'m be lcn°"'n a, State Oivi,ions of the Fl eet Air Arm l\ssociatton.

On the State~ ~W Division1I, scene per hap, the rrost signittcant event of the year '-'" t he grenti ClJ of our Certiticate of As,ocietion Incorporation on 05 March 1 990 .

Natura1111 this s1a1us require, an approved Constitution. The f AAA { NSW) constitution adopted at AGM 11 /04/89 and amended 04/03/90 'will again be under scrutiny at AGM 03/03/91 .

It is my intention thlt our State i\ssoci ation Costttutton is published as part of the New,let1er for April.

Unfortun1tel1J rrDSt members will be unfam,har 'fltth the Const1tut1on but, 11au 'will not1ce on page 11 in this NNsletter a form 'w'hereb11 you ma11 place any motion an notice for canS'ideretion st the AGM.

H•rtfelt thinks to those too fN regular st.l'iiarts ._,t,o ,1._.•'11 turn out to help with BBJ'S etc. ..Nm L• Hon. Secret1r11 and ~SW DeleQ&te on fed Council.

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°';'Tne aircraft• carrier H .M .A .S. Sydney returned to Sydney to­' day- with 438 recruits , mostly ex-R .N. men, for the R.A.N. f AboYe : RelotiYH and friends wait ing for the worship to berth, ·

.. { Right: Ahle S•aman Bore (Surrey , Eng .) is greeted with a kis~ • by Miu Betty Twyford, H.M .A .S . Sydney hod been owoy

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Beorded Yco111011 ot Signal, A. Co1usen1, of Kogarah, welcom• ~ eel by hit daugllten Marilyn 17) and Ly1111 (SI who• H.M.A.5 .

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FLEET AIR ARM REUNION '92

HMAS ALBATROSS 1948-1gg2

50th ANNIVERSARY - BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA

1. Ma1te r,on Clem Conlan Roger Harrison Theo 8u3he-Jones 252 t::ingtiorn st 1 2 Jec.randl Dr 22 M>ntana Dr 63 Gravit~ S1 NOWRA 2541 Ph: 044-21 7945

MILbPA~K 3081 HAPPY VALLEY 5159 BECt::ENKb.M 6107 Ph: 3- 044591 Ph:08-3811097 Ph: 09-4519327

INVITATION TO ATTEND A NATIONAL FLEET AIR ARM RE-UNION

ear Sht pmete, Folloving Re-Union '88, Divisions

of the f M Association have been for med in Y1ctor1a Sou1h Austrslta and New-South Weles • elono vith the foundi no state of Western Australia. At a conference held earlier this year e National Executive....,., elec1ed, President T.A. Deds-well Vice President L. Matter,an Treasurer R. Bryce Secretarlj I . Ferguson One of the f1 rs1 moves of this Executive, ""' to detail the NSW Divi,;on to host a re- union bet-ween 2- 9 t1ai. 1 992. This coincides -with RANAS Now-ra Air 0114 9th M114 - 50th Anniversary Bittle of the Corti S.. The cammtttee for Re- Union ·92 1s, Chairmen R. Cronin

.asurer R. Bryce .:.,,;,Cretary L.d. Matterson Co-ordinetors for the four statnare listed above, ,till a-...aiti nq a volunteer to tan charge of Queensland ............. any takan? THE RE-UNION IS TO BE Kr«JWN AS -fA/1, RE-UNION ·9z The Re- umon is to be self fundt nQ. To m•t costs arisinq in the form af statianer14, posta91 and contlct of ptnonnel that rapond f n the ne91t1ve, "ou -.rill undlntlnd that it it nece:sS1r" a fee be i m pOSed to cover these costs. Those th.t acc8pt will bl kept lnforfflld from time to time of the proqress plus notice of costs 1nvolved. This fee "vill com1 under tr. heed1nq of "NOTICE or !~TENTION TO 4TTEND' Ind -.,11 be S 10.00. It is to be prid by per,on1l /b1nic cheque

or Postel Money Order. All form, of payment are to be made out to fM RE-UNION '92 and crossed ~ NEGOTIABLE. In the svent of, change of mind, tt'er! "1'111 be no refund but 111 exces,es -wtll be given to the Naval Avi.tion Mu,eum and the Historic Flight jointly . All co-ordtnetors -will keep cash boolc/s and reco.rd all income. expendtture and Issue receipts . This fee applia to the recipient of t he invitation and nat ms/her, 1.1ife/husb1nd er freind . At the same tfme we 1.1ou1d express our sincere thanks to members wiho decline the invitation but send • smell do111tion to a,s;st us to rn1lce this a tr ul Y gre.t event. . The organising is just in its infarclj and a qu1ek response w111 enallle us to gattier momentum to ensure I highl14 successful venture An1icipatinQ th.t there -will be a ;ood response let me,.., that ft "'111 be f1 rs11 n best dres,ed ,o, corre on, get to it and melce you decbton. You rieve 1 7 months to oet younelves free to attend. Long ,erv1ct, ~nnu,1 or Le.w of abserce etc. Also ,orre savinqs ta pe~ for your accamodetion, mode of tr1nspart and variou, runt1ons that "'m be organited . This i nform1tion 1.1i 11 be generated to i,,u per nevs lettlr from time to time a necessar~. on 1he 1pp11Clt1an form 1n the Ne"'s1t1ter. thera 1s • number of it.ms thlt I require to kno~ from the start ,a pllUI ttll 1n the questionl'ira. Pleue 1ncludl on 1 •per.t• piece of P9per the name and addresa 1f 1n41 shtpm1ta i,,u le"°" of so thet helsr. m114 be con titted. Les Mette rson Hon. Secrtt11r1 fM Ae-Unton Comm1tt•. P MIE 1 o.

llfNEWltl Of MEMBERSHIP fl eet Air Arm Associa1ion a1 Aus1ralia ( NSW) i nc. Dear Member ,

If you have not el ready re newed your membershi p, Annual subscrip tions of $10 .00 for I 991 are nov due. The Annual General Mee-ti ng '<l'ill be held on Su nday 3rd March 1 n the Senior Sailors Mess, HMAS Albatross commenci ng I I 00 . We look fo r""8rd to seeing you there Yours Faithful l y Ji m Lee Hooorary Secretary . Tel 044217579. To the Honorary Secre1ary f .AA Association NSW inc PO BOX 28 NOW~ NSW 2541 Please rene1..1 my Membership for 1991 . Name ...... ......... .... ... ... .......... ............ ... ......... .............. .

Address ........ .................................... ................... .

NOTICE Of PROPOs.\L

being a financi al member of the Msociation, \.tfish to propo,e thet the folloving be put to the MiM for discussion and adoption IAW the Constitution Section 1 2.

If in-sufficient spece, please add on '11'it h extn paper This ;iropo:ial is to reach the Hon'Secre1ary, fAAA ot Australia NSW inc, no later thin 31st Jan' 1991 FO 30X 28 ~OWRA NSW 2541 .

1, ...... ...... ...... ............. ................. ........ ........ ... ....... ..... . being a financial member or H:e Association. ,,.,.;,h to nominate the foll°"ing for elect ion to t r-e ExecJ~l~ and Committee for the year 1991 :-PRESIOEriT:- .................... .................. ........ ..... ...... .. VICE PRESIDENT ADMIN:- .

VICE PRESIDENT P R.:- ............................................ .

TREASURER:- .......................................................... . hON' SECRETARY:-........................... ..... . COMMITTEEMEN:-1 ) ............................................................... . 2) .............................. ..... .... .... . 3) ...... .... ..... ........ .... .......... ... ... ........... ......... .... ...... .. .. 4) .... ............... ..... ...... ..... ......... .... .... ..... .... ..... ......... ... .

SIGl'itED ...................................................................... . These no•i•tians 3hD•ld rnch tli1e Hoa Secret1r1 1t1 31 Jan i gg i _

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The Fleet Air 4rm ~sociation of Aus'tralia - New South Wales Division - is hosting the FAA RE-Union '92 3t Novra from 3rd to 9th May 1992. To !!3:Sist plenning and administ~tion l,IJU are reques1ed to register your interes-t by returning 1h13 form -.,,th your registration fee to :-

f M RE-UNION '92 Cl- P.O. Ill< 2B NOWRA NSW 2541

Surname ......................................................... Christian Nlme/s .............................................. ........................... . Postal Address ....................................................................................................... .................................. ........ . !<ant/Rate ........................... ................................................. . I accep1 the invi1atian ta attend the FM RE-UNION '92. Please find enclosed my REGISTRATION FEE of $10 .00

Sic;inature ........................................... ...................................... .

;Xpress my regret that an accep1ance to the invitation to attend the FM RE-UNION ·92 must be decli ned.

Sic;inature ......................... .............................. ........................ . Optional: I wish to donate a ~mall sum of ............................. ......... to assist the Committee and Co-ordinator~ in

t he'ir endeavour to be successful in their 11i ms.

S1c;inature ................................................................................ .. Activities/pieces "Would like to attend/visit: ............................................................................ ; ..................................................................................................... .

Please make ell remittances payable to: FAA. RE-UNION '92

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Porl glas~~ a re evai lable on a pre- peid basis, in SETS onl tj. Ore ( 1) set of six (6) glasses com $24.00. Each glass in eacluet has No (2) cres1 ie; BOS/808 S~n

~ 6/817Sqdn, 723/7245Qdn, 850/851 Sqdn, 725/Veng•nc•, Sydne .. /Melbourne. NB: The cost of past191/freight is IIOT; ncl uded ind is the rupons1bilit .. of the 1ddrts$81.

Sets of gl~,es ~ill be P1Cked so a to preclude transport d1m1g1, to ti• best of our ability, and for'.nrded to t he addres~ provided belo-.,. Postage/freight chlrges .......... C.O.D. Pl ea,e for~rd ................................. ,et/s of pert gles,es I .A.W. the conditions above. Cheque/~ney Order for $ .................................... pe14able to FLEET AIR All1 ASSOCIATION enclosed. NAME ........................................................................................................................................................................ .

AOORESS ............................................................................................................................ PICODE ........................... .

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PRESERVING AUSTRALIA'S NAVAL AVIATION · ITAGE

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The Museum of the Future In July , 1987 , the Heritage Trus t agreed th at a New Museum Complex was needed to provide the a ircraft on d isplay with protect ion from the elements and prov ide

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a proper env ironment for d isp lays of memorab ilia. A Na tional Cap i ta l Campaign to raise $2 .0 m illi on com­menced in 198Z Please gi ve genero usly . Donations are Tax Deductib le.

PUBUC SUPPORT The Museum depends upon publ i c financial support to assist the volunteers to improve, update and preserve this heritage . As the biggest single tourist anraction on the South Coast of New

• Vintage Aircraft • Aircraft Engines • Aircraft Models • Photographic Displays * Exhibits of rockets , bombs,

torpedoes and guns

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South Wales , with some 100 ,000 vis ito r s each year , the staff of the Museum and Historic Flight accept a monumental tas k. So generous public donations are not on ly welcome they are very necessary .

* DisplaysofTheatresofWar * Souvenir Shop * Free Parking * Free Picnic & Gas BBQ Area * Group Tour Bookings

Ph. (044) 211920 OPEN EVERY DAY 10am-4pm

EXCEPT CHRISTMAS DAY & GOOD FRIDAY

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