RAN Air Power
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 […]
Author: Geoffrey Cole
Born 1945, joined RANC 1961, graduated 1964. Trained as a Supply Officer and retired in 2000.
Admiral’s revolt
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 […]
Korea: Naval Aviation
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
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
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.© […]
Baghdad, First strike report: 2003
Baghdad: First strike report (This second-hand download, datelined Saturday May 2003, is attributed to an “L. Weeks”, who is not prominent in senior US naval aviation circles. The report rings […]
USN WW II Fighters
USN Fighters of WW II book review by Fred Lane Tillman B. and Lawson R.L. US Navy fighters of WW II. MBI Publishing: St Paul. 1998. Paperback 96 pp with […]
USN WWW II Bombers
USN Dive and Torpedo Bombers of WW II Book review by Fred Lane Tillman B and R.L. Lawson. US Navy dive and torpedo bombers of WW II. MBI Publishing: St […]
Sea Fury, Aust. War Memorial
Sea Fury: Australian War Memorial The RAN Hawker Sea Fury Mk11, airframe number VW232, side number 109, on display in the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, has an interesting history. Although […]
Nicky Barr OBE MC DFC*
Nicky Barr Book review by Fred Lane Dornan, P. Nicky Barr: An Australian air ace. Allen and Unwin: Crows Nest. 2002. Paperback 281 pp. $16 plus postage. The legendary Andrew […]