A TARCAP with Belfast During the Korean War, HMAS Sydney supplied spotter aircraft for TARCAP (Naval Gunfire Support, shore bombardment). Early one day Belfast reported unfriendly fire from the Chinnampo […]

RAN Helicopters by Anthony HaighThis essay was a distinguished entry in the 2002 Naval Officers Club Literary Prize competition. Considering the relatively short time it has been around, the development of […]

Australia’s maritime air power by Tom Lewis This essay was awarded first prize in the Naval Officers Club Literary Prize competition, 2003. It was published in the Naval Officers Club […]

The “revolt of the admirals” The separation of the Army Air Force from the Army and the establishment of an American Department of Defense structure shortly after WW II set […]

Naval aviation in Korea. by Fred Lane Paper presented at the Aviation Historical Society of Australia, Sydney, 7 July 2004. To understand naval aviation in the Korean War, it is […]

The F-35…and beyond James Fallows, in an excellent article in the Atlantic Monthly (see Web page http://www. theatlantic.com.issues/2002/06/fallows.htm) described the political and commercial dogfights between lead companies Boeing and Lockheed […]

Birdstrike This article was a distinguished entry in the 2001 Naval Officers Club Literary Prize competition. Written and compiled from LEUT Tristram’s personal account of the incident to the author.© […]