Guest Maj Millard Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coljones Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 And the Lady? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Former wifey........ Good kisser...and not a bad meat bomb either....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 . Digging up photos for my book in case your wondering...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 . The famed 77 Sqn Williamtown.....red bull air racer Matt Hall was CO of this fighter Sqn during his Air Force career ( not during my time ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Came 2nd in the course to Maj D W Moore....only Air Force on otherwise Army course inc many SAS chicken stranglers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 A funny one........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Nice pic's Ross, but no Raybans in any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj_richo Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Nice pic's Ross, but no Raybans in any of them. ..they hadn't been invented yet.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I always thought it was funny that in military pics in the 70s those sitting in front had to have clenched fists on the knees & those standing hands clenched behind the back. Mine are the same. Looks like the top brass were allowed to fold their arms in front in the 77 sqn pic. Must symbolise rank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I always thought it was funny that in military pics in the 70s those sitting in front had to have clenched fists on the knees & those standing hands clenched behind the back. Mine are the same. Looks like the top brass were allowed to fold their arms in front in the 77 sqn pic. Must symbolise rank. The guy centre of the front five is the Squadron CO..two on his left are USAF exchange pilots. We usually had a couple on rotation through Vietnam , they would just come to fly the Mirage, if they could fit into them !..they usuall had hundreds of hours combat time over Nam in F4s or F100s and often had had actual ejections after SAM hits. Generally they were Majors. On his right is the junior squadron engineering officer (ex pilot) , the second row are all the Squadrons pilots except for the older guy with the sunglasses who I believe was also an engineering officer. The warrant offices , flight Sergents, etc on down behind that. I worked closely with all the pilots and each one have memories for me. The tall guy second from right with the knock knees was killed in a Mirage crash after only a week in the squadron up in the Hunter Valley. The pilot on the old engineering officers right was the guy I flew with in the Mirage dual. The pilot third from right with folded arms is Bazz Turner..he was the squadrons deadliest shot...top gun at the time. Hadn't really noticed the folded arms before...thanks for mentioning it...............Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 [ATTACH=full]30987[/ATTACH]A funny one........ I always thought it was funny that in military pics in the 70s those sitting in front had to have clenched fists on the knees & those standing hands clenched behind the back. Mine are the same. Looks like the top brass were allowed to fold their arms in front in the 77 sqn pic. Must symbolise rank. Also, the three men in the middle were allowed to be photographed without a neck tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 That's because they were the bosses 80 kts, and we were just the trainees ............that's how it works in the military......Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 That's because they were the bosses 80 kts, and we were just the trainees ............that's how it works in the military......Maj... Amazing Maj, times were different then, but you still seem to be quite normal:ecstatic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Amazing Maj, times were different then, but you still seem to be quite normal:ecstatic: No point in changing a successfull receipe planey..............Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongie Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Youre writing a book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Affirm...11th chapter down.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storchy neil Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 maj write a book oh hell:scratching head: take to long to read the condensed version:roflmao: no flying as laughter would distract you neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Major could you check your logbook for the call sign of NSPC's 185 in that photo, i'm pretty sure we did not obtain DGL until 76 0r later. Jim Hazelton owned it first at Wedderburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 She was a C180 Steve...VH- CYJ ....did many jumps from her, including the very first load into Elderslie one Sat morn with Bob Barry and a couple of others..probabily flown by Harry Swain aka Harry the horse. I believe the NSPC owned her outright, still going strong when I left for the States in 77...very reliable plane as I recall..probabily wore her out in the end !...another shot taken at Cessnock airport about the time we were offered Elderslie...at the time we had been jumping into a paddock up the highway around Rutherford, bout where they are building the freeway now......I think John Goth standing and Brenden ? On the right side of the cheepo..or is it a PC ?...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 And further to the above photo....is that the latest Security pig behind his left leg. ??.....and wow with a blast handle !...latest stuff for sure !!!.............lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M61A1 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Also, the three men in the middle were allowed to be photographed without a neck tie. You will notice the three without ties, also have short sleeves. A tie is not worn with short sleeves in service dress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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