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Alsop. J. C.
'John' (N) (N) Indicates pilot also qualified as navigator |
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Abrahams. B.
G. 'Bryan' (N) Indicates pilot also qualified as navigator |
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Acton. T. V.
A. 'Tom' (5)
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Adams-Acton.
A. J. 'Andy' |
COMPILER'S NOTESNote please: A name may occur placing a crewmember on this type in a category that IS NOT CORRECT. An assumption has been made of his status for his 'Date of Joining'… his likely career progression via the types operated… and my vague memories of the time. Some may be incorrectly credited with Command, or retained as F/O, on this type when in fact they had moved on to the B747 / HS125 / DC-4, following the introduction of the B747 in late 1971. The B707 continued in diminishing operation until the last service on 25th March 1979, but it was a period of stability during those intervening years. (Capt. H. D. Long. Compiler) SOURCES
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Issue
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Date
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Remarks |
| 38 | 25SEP12 |
Received
word from Ivan Mikkelsen that his father FEO Norm Mikkelsen passed
away in Noosa on 24SEP12.
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37
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21MAY12
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Following input from several readers, the late Mike Mullaney has been moved to the FO list on the basis that his first command was on the 747. |
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36
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25FEB12
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Captain Neville Hall has been added to the list. Thanks to Peter Jackson. |
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35
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11JAN11
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David Long advises that Mike Hanrahan passed away on 19SEP11. |
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34
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15DEC11
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On the advice of several readers, Chuck Sava has been moved from the Captains list to the F/O list as it is believed that he never gained a command on the 707. |
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33
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07SEP11
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Corrected the spelling of Capt Kevin J. Baily's name as advised by Kevin J. Baily (the world authority on that subject!) |
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32
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02OCT10
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Charles Rignall advises that his father, Captain G D A (Tony) Rignall, died on September 30, 2010 at the North Shore Hospital in Sydney. |
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31
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02JAN10
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We have corrected some confusion over the listing for Bruce Wearing-Smith. Previously he was listed as Capt B.W. Smith but Bruce advises that his initial heavy jet command was on the 747. Accordingly, Bruce has been moved to the F/O listing with his full concurrence. Bruce gained his command on the 747 in 1972 and retired in 1992 after 20 years service on type. |
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30
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23AUG09
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Warwick Halcrow,
son of Captain G. (Gil) L. M. Halcrow (1923-1993), advises that
N/O J.P. Maddock was known as 'Jack'. |
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29
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20JUL09
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Andy Allaries
has contributed the following amendments to the FO/SO list: |
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28
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01JUL09
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On advice from
Russ Dann, the spelling of FO L.D. Cooper's first name has been
corrected to Leigh. |
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27
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26JUN09
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Alan
Trass has supplied first names or variations for the following: FEO W.C.E. Brown FEO E.R. Jackson FO G.C. Laffan FO B.R. Sennett FEO A.N. Trass |
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26
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24JUN09
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It was with some trepidation that I "demoted" a Captain to the F/O list (see Issue 21) and indeed my fears have been realised. Paul Moxham has rung to advise in the nicest possible way that he did have a command on the 707. Paul was on the second 747 course as an F/O but the prevailing seniority system determined that he needed to go back to the 707 for his command. Thus his initial jet command was on the 707. Subsequently he returned to the 747 on which he retired as a Senior Check Captain. Accordingly, Paul has been reinstated on the Captains list. |
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25
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31MAY09
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Alan Trass advises that FEO G. Greene was Gordon aka 'Sol' or 'Solly'. |
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24
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21NOV08
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On advice from Bill Fishwick have added the nickname 'Choko' to FEO R.G. Browne. |
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23
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25MAY08
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Graeme Cant has advised that he was a Second Officer on 138s in 1967. Accordingly, he has been moved from the Captains list to the FO/SO list. Graeme was later Captain on 747. |
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22
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29SEP07
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In
consultation with David Long and Greg Banfield, the following amendments
were made to the Captains list: Archer added second initial W. Atkinson amended spelling from Maurie to Morrie as first name was Morris. Balson moved to F/O list. Had command on Electra but was F/O on 707. Bird added. Blackley added second initial Q. Dye M.D. known as Jim because there were two M. Dye on his RAF Sqn. Dykstra first name Roul but known as Roly. Fitzgerald second initial corrected from T to I. Forrester corrected spelling of known name to Cleave (for Cleaven). Goyne second initial corrected from C to G. Hanreck also known as Hank? Hawley aka Dick Haylock known name changed from Matt to Mac (for McMillan). Howse spelling of known name unresolved. Is it Hoddey or Hoddie? Jennings known name changed from Bill to Tony. Johnson known name changed from Johnny to Johnno. La Delle spelling of known name changed from Mark to Marc (for Marcus). Macrae spelling of surname corrected from Macrea to Macrae. Parsons first name changed from Greg to Gary. Rawlinson J.R. deleted as a dupe of Rawlinson J.B. Rees A.W. added. Richardson known name corrected from Lyall to Lyle (for Carlyle). Rogers surname corrected from Rodgers and first name corrected from Rodger. Somerville corrected spelling from Sommerville. Swifte corrected spelling from Swift. Thomson corrected spelling from Thompson. Twemlow added. Charles Vaughan-Smith moved from Captain list to F/O list (because he said so!) Waites Rob aka Robbie. Wheeler R.D.J. added third initial and deleted dupe entry from F/O list. |
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21
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06SEP07
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John Wilkinson advises that Paul Moxham took his initial command on the 747. Accordingly, he has been moved from the list of Captains to the list of FO/SO. It is suspected that others will need to be similarly adjusted. John Wilkinson believes that on his last day of employment on 03NOV03 he was the last pilot to have been a Qantas 707 Captain. |
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20
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06SEP07
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Geoff Piggott advises that J.S. 'Jim' Wayne was a First Officer on the 138. |
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19
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06SEP07
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Graham
Crowther has supplied, confirmed and corrected first names for the
following pilots. Ross Christensen, Keith Cross, John Faulkner, Jim Gann, Graeme Potts, Graeme Quinn, and Graeme Wylie. The latter three are spelling corrections from someone who has doubtless had a lot of experience in this area! |
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18
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06SEP07
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Peter
Dettrick advises that the following pilots were also qualified as
Navigators: D.W. Massey-Greene, J.W. Parsons, J.W. Pickhaver and A.I. Topfer. |
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17
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25JUL07
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Steve Merdith advises that his father was FEO Godfrey Edward Merdith but he was always known as, and indeed always referred to himself as Geoff Merdith. |
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16
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17JUN07
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Mark Oliphant advises that his father, David Clyde Oliphant was a Navigator until 1976. He was previously shown erroneously as Clive. |
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15
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21MAR07
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Josette Mathers (nee Blackstone) advises that her father Alfred Barrie Blackstone originally worked for BCPA, then PIA, then Qantas until about 1975. He passed away on 24MAR04. Although he was already on the list of Navigators, the spelling of his name has been corrected from Barry to Barrie. |
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14
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25DEC06
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Geoff Scrimes advises that he knew FEO K.R. Cuthbertson as Rod. |
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13
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15NOV06
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FEO Ron Brecknell has advised that FEO T. Doyle was known as Terry. He and Ron Brecknell were on the same 138 course in 1965. Terry Doyle and Roy Thompson were both ex Britannia Airways in U.K. Ron also advises that FEO D.A. Hawes was known as Don. |
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12
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26OCT06
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Corrected the spelling of Mathiesen (Capt P. H.) |
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11
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09SEP06
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Colin
Frederick has provided the following: Corrected first name of Capt Ron Ballard (ilo Ross). Added a first name for FEO Max Evans. Added a first name for FEO Archie Thompson. |
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10
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30AUG06
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Colin
Lock has contributed the following additions and amendments: FEO Additions: Brown W C E, W is for William but what he was known as I do not know. Doyle T, T is for Terrence but what he was known as I do not know. (See Issue 13) Drinkwater R W (Ron). Hickey J K (Ken) Huckstepp R J (Ron) Jackson E J N, E is for Ernest but what he was known as I do not know. Kendall V F (Roy) Palmer B A, B is for Brian but what he was known as I do not know. Senior I F (Bill) Strong A T (Tom) Walsh H J (Hughie). FEO Amendments: Black J, second initial D Flehr K H, K is for Ken but what he was known as I do not know. Forsythe A J, I believe 1st given name spelt Allan Ginman K B aka Curley Goss B H G is in fact Gross B H G already listed (Goss deleted Ed.) Greene G aka Sol Hawes D A, D is for Don but what he was known as I do not know. (See Issue 13) Jackson A F, I believe 1st given name spelt Allen Manning E was Ernie Merdith G E, G is for Godfrey but what he was known as I do not know. Roberts A, second initial K Seed A D, I believe 1st given name spelt Alan Smithson S C (Col) Thompson O A, O is for Oswald but what he was known as I do not know. Wynter A C, A is for Arthur but what he was known as I do not know. FEOs Roy Thompson and Warren McLeod Thompson were duplicated on the Navigator list. They are confirmed as FEOs so they have been removed from the Navigator list. FEO Keefe. G. A. 'Graeme' has been deleted as it is believed that this entry was a dupe for Keefe. G. K. 'Graham'. Captain Wheeler was Roy not Ray. |
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9
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16AUG06
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Jack "Jockey" Fordyce has contacted us to advise that his name is Jack and not John as listed previously. |
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8
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27JUN06
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Andy Allaries has contributed a first name for F/O John Tongue. Andy also suggested that Mike Hanrahan and Dick Woodrow went directly from F/O on the 707 to Capt on the 747. This has been confirmed by Mike Hanrahan and Dick Woodrow and the lists adjusted accordingly. Further clarification from Dick Woodrow on 06APR08: "Mike Hanrahan and I did not go from F/O 707 to Capt. 747 but bid for the 747 when all promotional training was stopped. In my case I spent about 2.5 years as F/O on the 747 before starting command training on the 747. Mike and I were the first to gain command on the 747 without having a prior command on the 707." |
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7
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20JUN06
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Corrected spelling of Denis Grant. Supplied by Denis "Tubby" Grant. |
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6
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15MAY06
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Corrected spelling of Jakimov. Supplied by Graham Crowther. |
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5
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30APR06
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John
Smith has advised that he was an F/O on the 707 and not a Captain. Keith Gordon has contributed first names for the following: Tom Acton, Brian Braithwaite, Keith Clarke, Bill Collis, Bede Crowe, Dennis Grant, Bruce Haylock, Bob Hodel, Ernie Kamp, Dave Little, Bob Roulstone, Jim Spencer and Vince William. Keith has also reminded us that the recently deceased Bob Hazen was popularly known as 'Train Smash'. |
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4
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28MAR06
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Added a first name for FEO Cliff Brown. Supplied by Gordon Hopkins. |
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3
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23MAR06
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Norm
King has supplied first names for Captains Macdonald, Murray-Leslie,
Stephens and Vaughan-Smith and added FEOs Durler, Primrose and Wadling. Gordon Hopkins advises that he remained on the B.707 as the Senior F/E Training until the completion of the RAAF conversion in which case he would have been the last Qantas FEO to serve on the 707. |
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2
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22MAR06
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Several
FEOs have been added from a 1978 Seniority List sourced by Norm King.
The last FEO recruited on to the 707 was Gordon Coates on 22SEP77.
The FEO numbers did not increase until 1980 when the first FEO was
recruited directly on to the 747. Names added on Issue #2 are: Boston, Bower, Butler, Caldwell, Clarke, Clayton, Coates, Cork, Daley, Deards, Dibben, Donaldson, Guest, Hollis, Holmes, Ireland, Lane, Lawson, Lock, Lye, Maher, Mergl, Moloney, Page, Reynolds, Rielly, Saviane, Smithson, Thompson, Watt and Young. |
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18MAR06
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Original issue by David Long with contributions by Norman King, Toby Gursansky and Bill Pike. |