Our Melbourne monthly meeting on 28 April 2021 was held in person and broadcast via Zoom. Squadron Leader Roger McKay gave a presentation covering...
Author: DerekB
I'm a mechanical engineer by training, and I've spent most of my career in materials - engineering plastics first, then composites (fibreglass and carbon fibre materials).
My aviation interests are centred on the CAC Wirraway, Boomerang and Ceres. I've published a book about the Ceres and I'm working on a manuscript for a Wirraway book.
The March 2021 edition of Outlook AHSA News has been emailed to members. A copy can also be downloaded from the Newsletter archive here...
The latest quarterly edition (March 2021) of the AHSA journal – Aviation Heritage – has recently been posted to members. The full contents are...
Rob Lynch (President of the Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre) and John Deckert gave a presentation covering the rich aviation history of Nhill, including its...
The latest quarterly edition (December 2020) of the AHSA journal - Aviation Heritage - has recently been posted to members. Full contents are listed...
Martin James (Royal Australian Air Force Histrian) gave a presentation describing how the RAAF is planning to commemorate its centenary during 2021, including an...
At the 21st Annual General Meeting of the Incorporated Society on Wednesday 23rd September 2020, the Committee recommended reducing the annual subscriptions for the...
Tony Wheeler (co-founder of Lonely Planet guides) gave a presentation "The Great Airline Bazaar" covering his extraordinary 22-flight journey from London to Melbourne. The...
The latest book released by author Keith Meggs Volume 2 of this encyclopaedic work (containing only one chapter, being chapter 15, spread across two...
Derek Buckmaster gave a presentation on The Wirraway "Newspaper War". The AHSA September monthly meeting was held online via Zoom. A recording of the...