by Marcus Peake | Aug 17, 2019
A/Sub Lt (P) Malcolm K. McCoy, RAN Malcolm Keith McCoy was born on 23 October 1955. Having completed his schooling, and passed requisite medical and aptitude tests, McCoy enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 19 February 1973, as a Recruit Midshipman (Aircrew). His...
by Marcus Peake | Sep 5, 2018
Ralph McMillan was born on 07 April 1947, at Cooroy, on the Sunshine Coast of Qld, and subsequently enlisted in the RAN as a Midshipman (Aircrew) at Brisbane on 18 February 1965. He was drafted to HMAS Cerberus (FND) south of Melbourne ten days later, where he began...
by Marcus Peake | Feb 22, 2018
Squadron Leader Murray Neilson, RNZAF, was commander of the RNZAF Skyhawk Detachment from No 2 Squadron based at HMAS Albatross, the RAN Air Station at Nowra, about 120km south of Sydney. The detachment comprised six New Zealand A-4K Skyhawks that provided Fleet...
by Marcus Peake | Feb 20, 2018
Anthony Hunten Hammond was born on 20 April 1945, at Bognor Regis, Sussex, UK. He enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in Melbourne on 10 August 1964 as a Recruit Midshipman (Aircrew), and was posted to HMAS Cerberus (FND) to the south of Melbourne, to begin...
by Marcus Peake | Feb 15, 2018
Acting S/Lt Frank Graham Hodgson RAN & EM(A)2 Malcolm William Holloway RAN Frank Graham Hodgson was born on 6 July 1935, at Pemberton, WA. On 14 June 1957, at Perth, he enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as a Recruit Naval Airman (Aircrew), Official...
