Garry Cooper – In 1968 Australian military pilot Garry Cooper was on exchange with the US military and was flying in the Vietnam War. In a significant battle with the enemy in South Vietnam, where he put his own life at risk, he was nominated for a US Medal of Honour by a senior US Commander. This medal type was unfortunately not allowed to be awarded to a non US person. He was finally awarded and presented in 1981 the 2nd highest medal possible, a US Air Force Cross. What is so unique about Garry’s story is that he is the only person outside of the US who has ever been presented with the Air Force Cross. See his Air Force Cross story at AFC story.
Holger Funken – A former Luftwaffe pilot with time on the F-4F Phantom II fighter, he then moved down under to Australia and flew general aviation before transitioning to military contract work. See Holger’s story at Holger Funken interview
Andrew Ferguson – A pilot with many hours on general aviation types and civil airliners like Fokker 50, Boeing 767 and Airbus A-330s. These days he helps trains the next generation of pilots. See his interview at Andrew Ferguson interview.
Joe Wilson – A former RAAF pilot with time on DHC-4 Caribou and as a MB-326H Roulettes display team member, he also flew extensive civil operations with airlines and business jets. See his interview at Joe Wilson interview
Steve Clarke – A former RAAF pilot who reached the rare status of over 3,000 hours on the RAAF F-111. See his interview at Steve Clarke interview.
Maddie Dillon – A crew attendant on KC-30A MRRT at 33 SQN RAAF base Amberley. See her interview at interview with Maddie Dillon
Daniel Scott – A RAAF CFS instructor at RAAF base East Sale. See his interview at interview with Daniel Scott
Corey Church – A RAAF E-7A Wedgetail pilot with 2 SQN at RAAF base Williamtown. See his interview at interview with Corey Church
Alysha Dunn – A RAAF ATC at RAAF base Darwin. See her interview at Alysha Dunn interview
Harrison Page – A RAAF ACO flying on AP-3C Orions. See his interview at Harrison Page interview
Phil Wilkes – A former RAAF pilot who has progressed to commercial airline pilot and now a training role. Phil is also a recent co-author of a book on helping pilots to learn how they can become a better pilot by maximising their personal performance in flight. See more at Phil Wilkes interview
Tom Harwood – Tom agreed to do an interview with DUAN to explain how he ended up becoming the current 2017 Curator at the Qantas Founder Museum in Longreach, QLD. See his insights at Tom Harwood Interview
Garry Cooper – Interview with Garry Cooper conducted in 2009 and 2017 covering his civil and military flying experiences and how he came to be nominated for a US Medal Of Honour from his Vietnam War tour of duty as a FAC. See more at Interview with Garry Cooper
Ian Eccles – In 2016 I interviewed Ian Eccles who owns a Yak-52 warbird and flies from Canberra. See more at interview with Ian Eccles
Leigh Peddell – Interview with Leigh Peddell in 2016 covering his RAAF career, civil airline career and warbird volunteering experiences. See more at Interview with Leigh Peddell
Peter Lynch – Interview with Peter Lynch in 2013 examining his early years of flight training through to owning a Grumman Mallard seaplane, alongside his thoughts on aviation in Australia. See more at Peter Lynch interview
Paul Bennet – I interviewed Paul in 2014 regarding his passion for flying, experiences and insights to how he has become one of Australia’s best airshow performers. See more at Paul Bennet interview
Glenn Graham – In 2014 I interviewed Mr Glenn Graham. Glenn shares some of his personal experiences, click link to see more – Interview with Glenn-Graham
Grant McHerron – In 2013 I interviewed Grant McHerron a balloon pilot, click link to see more – Float away with Grant McHerron
Dan O’Donnell – In 2013 I interviewed Dan O’Donnell on his flying experiences. See more at link – Dan O’Donnell interview
Laddie Hindley – In 2013 I interviewed a former pilot who had a long career and very active in flying from WW2 to the 1980s, Mr Laddie Hindley. Click on link to see more Laddie Hindley book review
Jodie Davis – 2012 I interviewed Jodie Davis on here flying goals and business plans at the time – Jodie Davis interview
Gordon Robinson – 2012 I interviewed CJ-6 Nanchang warbird owner Gordon Robinson at Narromine Ausfly. See more on link – Interview with Gordon Robinson
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