QANTAS Constellation & Super Constellation Crew

by David Long



 

Captains:

Atkinson. M. ‘Maurie’
Bale. J. I. ‘Jack’
Ballard. L. R. T. ‘Ron’ (N) (& L-749) (2) (5)
Bamman. M. P. ‘Max’ (& L-749)
Bonney. A. M. ‘Maurie’
Biddulph. R. E. ‘Ross’
*Bird. J. A. ‘Jack’
Bray. L. ‘Laurie’
Brodie. J. P. ‘John’
Brown. A. N. ‘Alec’ (2)
Brown. S. D. ‘Dennis’
Bruce. R. A. ‘Ralph’ (N)
Bryce. F. T. 'Fred' (2)
Burgess. M. ‘Marsh’ (N)
Carroll. J. R. ‘Jim’ (N)
Chasney. R. C. ‘Reg’ (N)
Christensen. J. R. ‘Ross’
Clark. L. W. ‘Laurie’
Connolly. J. J. ‘John’ (& L-749)
Connor. G. C. ‘Gil’
Cowsill. T. P. ‘Pat’
Crampton. G. H. ‘Gordon’
Crook. K. W. ‘Ken’
Crooks. W. A. ‘Alan’ (N)
Davis. R. J. ‘Dickie’
Dennett. A. H. ‘Alan’
Ditton. E. W. ‘Ted’
Duffield. A. J. R. ‘Ron’ (& L-749)
Edwards. W. A. ‘Bill’
*Elliott. J. G. ‘Jack’ aka ‘Humph’ (N)
Emmerick. A. F. ‘Alan’ (N)
Faine. R. A. ‘Dick’ (N)
*Fairservice. R. J. ‘Bob’ (2)
Fawcett. J. B. 'Bruce' (N) (& L-749) (2)
Forrester. C. A. ‘Cleve’
Furze. J. A. R. ‘Alan’
Gay. A. L. ‘Ash’
Gosbell. B. C. ‘Bruce’
Gray. R. A. ‘Bob’
*Grey. J. L. ‘Len’
Guthrie. F. N. ‘Nick’
Halcrow. G. L. M. ‘Gil’
*Halliday. C. ‘Col’
Hammond. M. A. ‘Aub’
Hampshire. J. M. ‘John’
Harden. D. G. ‘David’ (N)
Harding. E. A. ‘T-T-Ted’ (& L-749)
Haylock. A. M. ‘Matt’
Haylock. J. A. 'John' (L-749) (16)
Hemsworth. H. G. E. ‘Hugh’
Henderson. B. I. ‘Bruce/Thunder’ (N) (& L-749)
Herbert. J. D. 'Jim' (L-749) (16)
Horne. A. R. ‘Ross’ (N)
Houghton. R. C. ‘Ron’
Howse.  H. T. ‘Hoddy’ (& L-749)
Howson. P. W. 'Phil' (& L-749) (3)
Jackson. K. G. ‘Ken’ (N) (& L-749)
Johnston. D. B. ‘David’ (N)
Killingworth. W. A. S. ‘Wal’ (N)
LaDelle. M. E. ‘Mark’ (N)
Laurie. A. J. ‘Alan’ (N)
Lee. W. R. ‘Bunnie’
Longmuir. R. G. ‘Ralph’
Lower. J. 'John' (3)
Lucas. R. D. ‘Dick’ (N)
MacAlpine. R. W. ‘Rod’ (& L-749) (2)
MacMaster. D. F. ‘Don’ (& L-749) (John MacMaster's father) (3)
Macrae. G. F. ‘Gordon’
Manley. H. G. ‘Harry’ (N) (& L-749) (2)
Margin. J. ‘Jack’
*Marshall. C. R. W. ‘Clive’
Mathiesen. P. H. 'Phil' (3)
McKee. J. J. ‘Jock’
McKnight. K. ‘Keith.
McNeil. L. L. ‘Len’
Meares. K. D. ‘Ken’ (3)
Miller. P. J. ‘Phil’ (& L-749) (2)
Mills. H. G. 'Harry' (2)
Morris. A. R. H. ‘Alan’
Morton. J. G. ‘John/Minnie’ (& L-749)
Mulholland. J. Q. ‘John/Dutch’
Mullins. R. N. ‘Reg’
Murray. J. N. ‘Jack’
Myers. A. J. 'Alan/Buddy' (2)
Nicholson. K. W. “Ken’
Nowland. J. 'John' (3)
Oakley. P. L. 'Phil' (3)
O’Malley. D. A. ‘Dennis’
Owen. S. V. ‘Sel’   (N)
Peake. C. W. ‘Charles’ (N)
Penn. L. E. ‘Laurie’
Phillips. F. A. ‘Freddy’ (& L-749) (14)
Pitt. R. A. ‘Bob’ (N)
Pollock. J. C. ‘Jim’ (& L-749)
Probert. R. A. ‘Roly’ (N)
Quinn. G. H. ‘George’ (N)
Radford. H. W. ‘Bill’
Rayment. A. J. F. ‘Arnold/Arnie’
Ralfe. I. D. V. ‘Ian’
Rees. A. W. ‘Aub’
Rees. G. P. C. ‘Geoff’ (N)
Ritchardson. C. ‘Lyle’
Ritchie. R. J. ‘Bert’ (& L-749)
Roberts. R. J. D. ‘Ron’
Robertson. A. S. ‘Struan’
Robinson. E. R. ‘Eric’ (& L-749)
Ross. J. S. ‘Jock’
Schlink. H. J. ‘John’ (N)
Schubert. L. E. ‘Snow’
*Selwyn. W. G. ‘Bill’`
Shannon. D. S. ‘David’
Shaw. H. E. ‘Harry’
Shields. J. P. R. ‘John’ (& L-749)
Shipard. M. C. ‘Merv’
Sims. E. C. ‘Eric’ (& L-749)
Simons. R. E. ‘Ross’ (N)
Skinner. D. J. ‘David’ (N)
Smithwell. A. J. ‘Bert’ (N)
Snodgrass. J. N. B. ‘Neil’
Solly. J. W. 'John' (3)
Somerville. A. J. ‘Alan’
Swinbourn. A. A. ‘Gus’
Thiele. K. F. ‘Keith’ (2)
Thomson. W. H. F. ‘Hal’
Tingwell. J. B. ‘Barry’
Treadgold. R. S. A. ‘Ross’
Uren. R. F. ‘Ron / Torchy’ (& L-749)
Wayne. J. S. ‘Jim’
Wharton. A. ‘Alan’
Wilson. R. R. ‘Roger’
Woodstock. F. W. ‘Frank’
Wyndham. I. R. ‘Ian’ (N) (& L-749)
Yates. A. A. E.  ‘Bert’ (N) (& L-749)
Young. A. B. ‘Andy’
Young. J. G. ‘John’ (& L-749)

 

First Officers / Second Officers:

Abrahams. B. G. ‘Brian’
Allen. G. C. ‘Geoff’ (N)
Ames. J. C. ‘Jim’ (N)
Anstee. D. G. ‘Doug’
Archbold. S. J. ‘Stu’
Baker. S. G. L. ‘Bill’
Balson. W. P. ‘Bill’
*Barnes. R. H. ‘Binnie’
Barrett. M. M. ‘Mal’
Bee. R. S. ‘Bob’
Beresford. 'Dick' (17)
Black. H. L. ‘Hugh’ (N)
Blood. R. M. ‘Rowan’ (2)
Braithwaite. B. P. ‘Bruce’
Brodie. R. H. 'Bob' (N) (16)
Brown. G. F.
Burfitt. D. J. V. ‘Don’
*Cameron. L. A. ‘Lin’
Carrick. R. M. ‘Russ’
Carter. H. G. ‘Harry’
Carter. W. H. ‘Nick’
Chaseling. R. E. ‘Eric’ aka ‘The Count’
Chenu. A. E. ‘Alan’ (N)
*Cilento. S. J. ‘Sam’
Claringbould. D. M. ‘Dudley/Doug’
Clark. J. A. ‘Tony’
Clifford. V. J. ‘Vic’ (N)
Cockroft. R. C. ‘Ron’
Conway. J. D. 'Jim' (3)
Cook. T. R. ‘Tom’
Cooke. M. D. ‘Des’ (N)
Court. R. ‘Roger’ (L-749 only)
Court. W.
Cox. C. E. ‘Charles’ (N)
Crampton. G. H. ‘Gordon’
*Crapp. D. R. N. ‘David’
Creak. R. D. 'Dick' (3)
Cross. K. S. ‘Keith’
Crowe. K. M. 'Kev' (2) (17)
Crowther. G. W. 'Graham' (N) (2)
Cuthbertson. R. B. 'Rex' (3)
Darwell. R. E. G. ‘Reg’ (N) (2)
Davenport. P. R. ‘Phil’
Davis. C. J. ‘Charlie’
Dobson. J. S. B. ‘John’
Dorrington. B. R. ‘Brian’
Dunne. R. A. ‘Arch’
Dykstra. R. ‘Roly’
Edwards. S. G. ‘Stan’
Eggleston. S. E. J. ‘Eric’ (N)
Ellis. J. E. M. ‘John’
Ellis. L. B. ‘Barry’ (N)
Ellison. G. R. ‘George’
Emsley. D. S.
Fairbairn. L. N. ‘Les’
Fergusson. H. L. I. ‘Fergie’
Fisher. C. F. ‘Charlie’
Field. N. A. ‘Norm’ (N)
Forgan-Smith. W. ‘Bill’
Fulton. J. D. ‘John’
*Gann. J. H. ‘Jim’ (2)
Garland. D. H. ‘David’
Gee. C. J. ‘Col’
Gillespie. A. F. ‘Adam’
Goode. C. ‘Cyril’
Gordon. A. G. ‘Graeme’
*Goyne. G. C. ‘Gus’
Gnauk. W. G. ‘Bill’
*Grace. D. F. ‘David’
Gratwick. G. 'Geoff' (3)
Gregory. J. F. 'John' (17)
Grimes. R. U ‘Roger’
Hale. G. S. ‘George’
Hammond. A. H. ‘Tony’
Hanrahan. J. M. ‘Mike’
Harrang. N. R. ‘Neville’
Healy.  H. R. ‘Hal’
*Heffernan. L. J. ‘Lin’
*Hoare. G. A. ‘George’ (N)
*Hodges. J. 'Jim'  (N) (2)
Hourigan. E. ‘Ted’ (& L-749)
Howe. C. R. 'Colin' (R) (18)
Howes. T. E. W. ‘Tommy’ (N)
Howie. J. C. ‘Jim’ (N)
Hughes. B. E. 'Berny' (17)
Hughes. R. E. ‘Reece’
Hunt. M. G. 'Michael George' (3)
Jakimov. G. ‘Mick’ (2)
Jenkins. W. D. ‘Bill’
Jennings. W. A. ‘Tony’
Jones. H. E. ‘Ted’
Jepsen. K. H. 'Keith' (17)
Johnston. J. C. 'Clyde' (2)
Kearns. K. N. ‘Keith’
King. C. ‘Charles’
Laffan. J. E. M. ‘John’
Lance. G. C. ‘Graham’
Laws. A. S. ‘Tony’
Leaver. R. E. ‘Ron’
Legge. D. F. ‘David’
Lennon. N. J. ‘Norm’
Lewis. G.P. ‘Graham’
*Lewis. R. 'Ron' (4)
Mann. A. ‘Alan’
Macdonald. I. ‘Ian’
MacMaster. D. J. F. ‘John’ (N) (Don MacMaster's son) (2)
McBurnie. D. H. ‘Don’
McCready. K. J. J. ‘Keith’
*McCrohon. F. H.
McLaurie. T. W. ‘Tom’ (N)
McLeay. I. M. B. ‘Iain’
McManus. J. W. ‘Jack’
McPhee. A. L. ‘Sandy’
McSparron. I. F. 'Jack' (16)
Miller. E. R. 'Ted' (2)
*Mortlock. H. L. ‘Harry’
Moss. K. M. ‘Ken’ (N)
Mossman. A. A. ‘Alan’
Nye. W. T. H. 'Bill' (2)
O’Dwyer. K. A. ‘Kevin’ (R) (16)
O’Neill. W. D. ‘Doug’
Ottaway. R. K. ‘Dick’
Oswell. A. B.
Patrick. S. D. (N)
Paull. A. J. C. 'Tony' (R) (18)
*Phillips. R. A.
Piggott. G. F. ‘Geoff’ (N)
Pointon. G. C. ‘Garth’ (N)
Porteils. A. J. F. ‘Arch’
Power. G. McK. ‘Gordon’
*Powell. R. F. ‘Ron?’ (N)
Powys. R. L. ‘Ray’ (2)
*Price. B. L. ‘Ben’
Quinn. G. ‘Graeme’ (2)
Richardson. M. T. ‘Murray’
Richardson. S. J.
Rickie. G. T. ‘George’
Robbie. W. C. R. ‘Bill’ (N) (R) (9)
Roberts. R. M. ‘Mark’
Roberts. W. K. ‘Kingsley’
Robertson. D. G. ‘Doug’
Rosewarne. R. J. ‘Rob’
Ryan. T. W. ‘Terry’
Sander. F. E. ‘Frank’ (N)
Savage.  A. F. ‘Alan’ (N)
Seaver. S. R. K. ‘Ray’ (N)
Shannon. D. M. C. ‘Doug’
Shannon. W. M. ‘Mal’ (3)
Simmons. R. J.‘Ray’
Simpson. L. W.
Sly. C. ‘Ces’
Smith. V. A. ‘Vic’
Stanley. J. I. ‘Joe’
Stapleton. A. W. ‘Andy’ (N)
Stephens. P. H. ‘Phil’ (N)
Stevenson. O. J. ‘Owen’ (N) (also served as an E/O)
StLeon. N. V. ‘Val’ (N) (also FEO on L-749) (15)
Stoddart. J. K. ‘Ken’
Storry. C. G. ‘Col’
Swifte. D. L. ‘Dean’
Symons. L. M. ‘Les’
*Tate. F. G. ‘Frank’
Terrell. A. I. ‘Alan’ (N)
Theobold. J. P. ‘Theo’ (N)
Theodore. N. G. (N)
Vaughan. J. D. ‘Derek’
Wall. F. DeB. ‘Frank’
Watt. D. B. ‘David’
Waugh. P. C. ‘Peter’
Wayne. J.S. 'Jim' (& L-749) (13)
Webster. E. I. ‘Tas’
Weller. W. J. ‘Sam’
Whitmarsh. A. ‘Arthur’ (& L-749)
Williams. R. B. ‘Ron’ (& L-749)
Williams. J. D. ‘John’
Williams. R. H. S.
Williamson. C. F. ‘Colin’
Wilson. P. D. ‘Paul’
Wilson. R. R. ‘Roger’
Woodrow. R. L. ‘Dick’
*Wylie. G. W. ‘Graham’ (N)
Young. E. G. ‘Ted’
Zupp. P. ‘Phil’ (N)

 

Engineer Officers:

Acton. T. V. A. 'Tom'
Adams. C. A. E. ‘Edge’
Allan. P. G. 'Peter' (& L-749) (5) (15)
Anderson. J. R. 'Andy' (& L-749) (2) (15)
Anderson. R. W. ‘Bob’ (& L-749) (15)
Argue. W. R. ‘Ross’
Bacon. G. S. ‘Graham’
Baker. G.A. (& L-749) (15)
Barker. L. W. ‘Leo’ (& L-749) (15)
Baxter. A. W. 'Arthur' (15)
Beecroft. L. G. ‘Laurie’ aka ‘Beatles’
Brady. J. C. (L-749 only) (15)
Broadwood. R. L. ‘Len’ (& L-749) (15)
Brockfield. J. R. 'Jack' (6)
Brown. C. ‘Cliff’
Brown. D. E. 'Don' (& L-749) (15)
Brown. G. K. (15)
Brown. R. G. ‘Rob’ aka ‘Choko’
Buckman. G. 'George' (L-749 only) (15)
Bullivant. W. L. 'Wilfred' (15)
Burke. F. A. ‘Freddy’ (& L-749) (15)
Campbell. R. C. ‘Reg’ (& L-749) (10) (15)
Campbell. R. K. 'Ron' (10)
Cant. R. M. ‘Ron’
Carr. J. R. ‘John’
Cassels. N. M. ‘Norm’ (ex BCPA) (5) (15)
Cattanach. A. J. 'Alan' (L-749 only) (15)
Cheers. F. G. 'Frank' (& L-749) (2) (15)
Chuter. E. W. A. ‘Eric’
Clark. B. R. 'Bert' (5)
*Clark. K. R.
Clarke. E. W. 'Edward' (L-749 only) (15)
Colgate. M. 'Michael' (BOAC) (L-749 only) (15)
Collis. D. W. ‘Bill’
Conway. J. P. 'Jack' (L-749 only) (15)
Conway. P. J. 'Pat' (5)
Coomber. A. D. 'Arthur' (L-749 only) (15)
Costello. B. G. ‘Bruce’ (& L-749) (15)
Court. W. 'Roger' (15)
Coyle. A. J. 'Alf' (ex BCPA) (2) (15)
Cranch. D. L. ‘Don’
Croft. F. L. ‘Freddy’
Crowe. B. J. 'Bede' (& L-749) (15)
Dinnis. G. B. ‘Geoff.
*Drane. J. H. ‘Jim’
Drinkall. J. C. ‘Jack’
Drinkwater. R. W. ‘Ron’
Dryburgh. A. A. B. 'Andrew' (L-749 only) (15)
Durler. C. J. 'Jack' (15)
Eabry. E. G. ‘George’ (& L-749) (15)
Eadie. D. S. ‘Don’
Evans. H. G. M. 'Max' (& L-749) (5) (15)
Fairweather. D. R. ‘Doug’ (& L-749) (15)
*Fallows. J. E. M. ‘Rex’
Fargas E. W. ‘Ted’ (ex BCPA) (15)
Ferme. D. A. 'Don' (L-749 only) (15)
Field. P. G. S. 'Peter' (15)
Flehr. K. H. ‘Ken’
Forbes. W. A. M. 'Bill' (& L-749) (15) (16)
Forsythe. A. J. ‘Alan’ (& L-749) (15)
Frederick. P. ‘Peter’
French-Kennedy. C. ‘Cec’ (& L-749) (15)
Geddes. J. P. (& L-749) (15)
Gedling. G. T. ‘Gordon’
Gilbert. P. G. 'Pat' (15)
Ginman. K. B. ‘Keith’
Gordon. B. 'Bob' (15)
Gordon. K. A. ‘Keith’
Gotfried. M. 'Michael' (15)
Gould. B. J. (15)
Greene. G. 'Sol' (5)
Guest. R. G. ‘Bob’
Gunn. A. G. ‘Athol’
Hamburg. H. J. ‘Hank’
Hanrahan. D. P. ‘Pat’ (15)
Harget. G. B. ‘George’ (ex BCPA) (5) (15)
Harper. L. J. ‘Len’
Hawes. D. A. 'Donald' (15)
Haylock. B. R. 'Bruce' (& L-749) (15)
Hazen. R. O. A. ‘Bob’ aka ‘TrainSmash’
Hebron. G. H. ‘Bert’ (& L-749) (15)
Heenan. P. F. ‘Phil’ (& L-749) (15)
Heffernan. D. C. ‘David’
Hendy. B. C. ‘Barry’
Herbert. W. H. ‘Bill’
Herman. E. E. ‘Ted’ (ex BCPA) (15)
Heywood. T. C. 'Tom' (& L-749) (15)
Hodel. A. E. ‘Bob’ (& L-749) (15)
Hogan. R. J. 'Bob' (& L-749) (15) (16)
Hornig. I. N. ‘Ian’
Howlett. D. E. 'Donald' (L-749 only) (15)
Jackson. E. J. N.‘Ernie’ (& L-749) (15)
Jackson. E. R. ‘Ernie?’
Kamp. E. W. B. 'Ernie' (ex BCPA) (15)
Kandilas. F. L. 'Frank' (12)
Keeling. E. ‘Ernie’ (& L-749) (15)
Kendall. V. F. 'Roy' (5)
Kennedy. W. A. ‘Bill’
*Lacey. G. ‘George’
Lawrance. B. A. ‘Bruce’ (& L-749) (15)
Leckie. J. W. ‘Jim’
Lennon. N. J. 'Norm' (15)
Le Plastrier. R. ‘Ross’ (& L-749) (15)
L'Huillier. E. D. 'Blue' (15)
Little. D. B. ‘Dave’
Lynch. G. 'Gerry' (BOAC) (L-749 only) (15)
Manning. E. ‘Ernie’ (& L-749) (15)
Mapstone. E. ‘Ted’
McGowan. J. 'James' (15)
McKay. R. A. ‘Ron’
McLean. I. R. ‘Ian’ (& L-749) (15)
McMahon. W. E. 'Bill or Billy' (ex BCPA) (5) (15)
Merdith. Godfrey Edward 'Geoff' (4) (11)
Middler. W. ‘Bill’ (ex BCPA) (15)
Mikkelsen. N. C. ‘Norm’
Mills. G. E. ‘George’ (& L-749) (15)
Mitchell. T. B. 'Tom' (& L-749) (2) (15)
Moorhouse. D. S. ‘Don’ (& L-749) (15)
Mottram. I. H. ‘Ian’
Murphy. K. J. 'Keith' aka 'Spud' aka 'Trader' (ex BCPA) (15) (16)
Neale. E. I. 'Edward' (15)
O'Keefe. E. 'Eddie' (BOAC) (L-749 only) (15)
Orchard. F. L. ‘Frank’
Nicholson. K. S. ‘Ken’
Page. H. G. ‘Bert’
Pain. S. 'Stan' (& L-749) (15)
Pavilack. D. D. W. ‘Des’ (& L-749) (15)
Peacock. F. R. 'Bob' (L-749 only) (15)
Pentecost. K. W. ‘Keith’
Pickens. R. M. 'Morrie' (5) (15)
Reid. J. A. 'Jim' (2)
Riek. G. W. ‘George’ (& L-749) (5) (15)
Roberts. A. ‘Alan’
Robson. W. ‘Bill’
Ross. G. D. ‘Gordon’
Roulstone. R. B. ‘Bob’
Rowe. S. A. P. 'Arthur' (& L-749) (2) (15)
*Ryan. P. T. ‘Pat’
Schutte. L. H. 'Bert' (5) (7)
Seed. A. D. ‘Alan’
Senior. I. F. ‘Bill’ (& L-749) (15)
Silver. J. R. ‘Joe’ (& L-749) (15)
Smith. G. R. H. 'Russell' (& L-749) (2) (15)
Smith. K. B. ‘Bruce’ (15)
Smith. K. J. 'Kenneth' (& L-749) (15)
Smith. K. M. (ex BCPA) (15)
Spence. J. F. ‘Jim’
Spencer. J. ‘Jim’ (& L-749) (15)
Squires. G. W. 'Gil' (L-749 only) (15)
Strong. A. T. 'Tom' (& L-749) (15)
Sullivan. G. E. (ex BCPA) (15)
Stark. K. D. ‘Keith’ (& L-749) (15)
Stevens. R. F. H. ‘Bob’ (15)
Stevenson. O. J. ‘Owen’
Stewart. R. C. ‘Bob’ (& L-749) (15)
Strangward. H. W. ‘Bill’ (& L-749) (15)
Stringer. L. J. ‘Les’
Taylor. A. K. 'Alan' (15)
Taylor. S. C. ‘Stan’
Tennant. N. G. ‘Noel’ (& L-749) (15)
Thompson. O. A. ‘Archie’ (& L-749) (15)
Tonetti. J. D. 'John' (15)
Trass. A. N. ‘Alan’
Traynor. R. ‘Ron’ (& L-749) (15)
Van Schoten. W. F. ‘Bill’
Vaughan. J. D. 'Derek' (& L-749) (15)
Vickerman. K. A. ‘Keith’ (& L-749) (15)
*Webber. C. R. 'Reg' (2)
Weston. L. H. 'Leonard' (ex BCPA) (15)
Whiteman. H. R. 'Harry' (15)
Wiggins. J. 'Joseph' (15)
Willcox. W. E. 'Bill' (& L-749) (15)
Williams. V. A. 'Vince'
Wynter. A. C. ‘Arthur’ (& L-749) (15)

 

Calling all Qantas Flight Engineers

Current Qantas Flight Engineer Colin Lock is compiling a history of Qantas Longhaul Flight Engineers. The project is intended to record the evolution of the position within Qantas as well as recording a basic biography for each of the Flight Engineers. If you are not already in contact with Colin, please email the Webmaster who will forward all messages.Please include "Attn: Colin Lock" in the subject line.

 

 

Navigators:

Allan. J. E.
Allison. A. A. ‘Angus’
Amies. 'Keith' (16)
Armstrong. E. N. ‘Eric’
Bain. D. N. ‘Doug’
Barker. H. J. 'Tib' (16)
Bartsch. H. J. ‘Joe’
Berry. G. D. T. ‘George’
Blackstone. A. B. ‘Barrie’ (8)
Bracker. M. E. ‘Lofty’
Brearley. J. H. ‘Jack’
Bromley. W. J. ‘Wal’
Brown. C. J. 'Joe' (16)
Brown. E. J. 'John' (16)
Brownlie. R. S. ‘Roy’
Cameron. A. D. ‘Alan’
Carter. R. P.
Chilvers. H. R. ‘Ray’
Compton. P. G. ‘Peter’
Cook. B. C. ‘Bruce?’
Coote. J. A. C. ‘John' (17)
Cousins. K. M. ‘Keith’
Cowan. J. L. B. (16)
Dawson. H. E. ‘Ted’
Dawson. J. L. 'Jack' (2)
Dransfield. C. ‘Carl’
Eneberg. B. S. ‘Bill’
Fancourt. G. L. ‘Geoff’
Freeman. 'Blue' (16)
Geary. R. G. F. ‘Gerry’
Gee. I. S. ‘Ian’
George. D. J. ‘David’
George. Lloyd (16)
Goodwin. R. G. ‘Gordon’
Hatton. K. H. ‘Ken’ (R) (16)
Hick. A. ‘Tony’
Hobbs. J. J. ‘Jack’
Hope. R. C. ‘Dick’
Hubbard. 'Dudley' (16)
Hughes. A. J. ‘Alan’
Hughes. D. Q. ‘Douglas Quentin’
Jobson. P. R. ‘Peter’
Kitchen. F. R. ‘Ray’
Kitchen. G. N. ‘Geoff’
McNeil. L. B. ‘Les’
Martin. R. J. 'Dicky' (16)
Maddock. J. P. 'Jack' (16)
Meers. C. G. ‘Clarrie’
Murray. A. G. ‘Alan’
Newton. J. W. ‘John’
Nibloe. 'Max' (16)
Nolan. D. C. ‘Doug’
Oliphant. D. C. ‘Doug’
O’Toole. W. G. 'Paddy' (2)
Parsons. G. H. ‘Greg’
Patterson. C. J. 'Banjo' (16)
Pettit. G. E. ‘Geoff’
Peut. B. N. ‘Bert’
Plews. E. R. ‘Ross’
Powell. N. H. 'Dooley' (16)
Pretty. W. I. ‘Ivan’
Ricketts. H. C. ‘Harry’
Rose. 'Noel' (16)
Sabine. C. W. L. 'Les' (16)
Sales. L. V. ‘Len’
Savage. R. H. ‘Bob’
Seymour. H. A. ‘Harry’
Sherwin. R. R. ‘Ray’
Snellgrove. G. B. ‘Gordon?’
Steley. D. R. ‘Doug’
Sutherland. I. W. ‘Ian’
Tooher. R. C. ‘Dick’
Walsh. I. M. ‘Ian’
Williams. S. D.W. 'Dave' (R) (16)
Wilson. W. W. 'Bunny' (16)
Woods. J. ‘John’
Woods. W. J. ‘Bill’
Wright. 'Geoff' (16)

 

Radio Officers:

Amos. H. J. 'John' (16)
Brownlie. R. ‘Roy’ (N)
Clark. W. R. 'Nobby' (16)
Delaney. 'Jim' (16)
Dibble. A. G. 'Tony' (16)
Dillon. D. J. 'Des' (16)
Eggins. E. J. 'Ted' (16)
Ellis. J. A. ‘Joe’
Hewitt. M. M. ‘Max’
Hills. J. E. ‘Jack’
Hocking. H. ‘Harry’
Hughes. A. J. ‘Alan’
Jackson. R. T. ‘Dick’
Jeanes. D. S. 'Dave' (16)
Kerans. H. 'Hugh' (16)
Lanyon. G. W. ‘Gordon’
MacKenzie. H. S. 'Mac' (16)
Martin. J. L. 'Laurie' aka 'Banger' (16)
McLaren. B. D. ‘Bruce’
Morrish. H. P. ‘Harvey’
Piggot. G. F. 'Geoff' (16)
Petrich. C. J. 'Ron' (16)
Saxby. A. M. ‘Marshall’
Taylor. H. W. ‘Bill’
Tierney. M. ‘Maurie’
Thollar. D. H. ‘Doug’
Turner. G. W. 'Bill' (16)
Volker. B. H. ‘Ben’
Waite. M. L. ‘Max’
Walker. G. L. 'George' (16)
Weston. R. M. 'Mark' or 'Max' (16)
Wolinski. K. E. 'Ken' (16)
Wordsworth. K. J. C. ‘Keith’

NOTES:

There must be many individuals not listed who have served in the category of R/O, relevant documentation being limited.

Please check the pilot listings for Radio Officers who retrained as pilots. These names are annotated (R).

 

COMPILER'S NOTES
1
Those named without an asterisk (*) are listed as ‘active’ on the Super Constellation Fleet in the Flight Staff Disposition List of 15th April 1960, OR confirmed as having served ‘on type’ from other documentation such as items or obituaries from the quarterly AARAP newsletters, and also from discussion with crewmembers of the time.
2
Those names bearing an asterisk (*) denote individuals having moved across, during 1959, on to the B707, only 6 months in service at the time of issue of the FSDL. Most of these crew members would have had L-749 / L-1049 experience previously, given that the Company’s flagship fleet had been of that type during the years of 1947-1954 & 1954-1959 respectively.
3
CAUTION: There may have been the occasional individual so listed who had served via the DC-4 or New Guinea fleets, thereby avoiding Constellation service, and now appearing here in error.
4

Assumptions have been made, as per preceding notes, as to the likelihood of individuals employed during the period of the Constellation (Oct ’47 for L-749 and Apr ’54 onwards for the L-1049) until the first courses for the B707 were commenced during 1958. There were over 220 pilots alone who were actively ‘on-service’ before the first B707 arrived.
5
There will be some errors of inclusion or exclusion, hopefully to be rectified in time.
6
(N) indicates that the crew member was also licensed as a Navigator.
(R) indicates that the crew member was also licensed as a Radio Officer.
7
(& L-749) indicates that the crew member is known to have served also on the L-749 Constellation.


SOURCES
1
Documentation references used were the Flight Staff Disposition Lists of 15th April and 1st June 1960.
2
The first Qantas Airways Pilots’ Seniority List of 23rd November 1967.
3
The items and obituaries from the Newsletters of the AARAP (NSW).
4
Much assistance was given by Capt Geoffrey Piggott and his recollection of the period.

 

Captain H. David Long (rtd)

(Alas, never to have served on this most magnificent of machines.)

23 April 2006.

 

Any additions or corrections will be most welcome and these should be forwarded to the Webmaster. Obviously, it has not been possible to seek the approval of every person on this list, so in the unlikely event that any person does not wish to be included in such distinguished company, that person's wishes will be respected. Please advise the Webmaster.


Issue Date Remarks
18 22AUG08
On advice from Tony Paull, both he and Clive Howe have been upgraded from Radio Officer to Second Officer. Tony confirms that he and Clive Howe retrained from R/O to fly as S/O on the L-1049. Thanks to former Constellation Flight Hostess Barbara Harding-Smith and Clive Marshall for passing on this information.
17 29SEP07
On advice from Ross Plews the following further amendments were made:
F/O K.M. Crowe first name changed from Ken to Kev.
N/O J.A.C. Coote first name changed from Jack(?) to John.
Added F/O B.E. 'Berny' Hughes.
F/O K.H. Jepsen first name is Keith.
Added F/O Dick Beresford.
Added F/O J.F. Gregory.
16 25SEP07
Ross Plews has provided the following:
FEO R.J. Hogan was known as 'Bob'.
J.D. 'Jim' Herbert was a Captain on the L-749.
J.A. 'John' Haylock (brother of Matt Haylock) was a Captain on L-749.
The following Navigators were added to the list:
Keith Amies (ex Swissair to Air NZ), H.J. Barker, J.L.B. Cowan, 'Blue' Freeman, Lloyd George, Dudley Hubbard (ex CPA), Max Nibloe, C.J. Patterson, N.H. Powell, Noel Rose, C.W.L. Sabine and Geoff Wright.
Known names were added for the following Navigators:
Jack Maddock, Joe Brown, John Brown, Dicky Martin and Bunny Wilson.
Known names were added for the following FEOs:
Bill Forbes and Keith Murphy.
Known names were added for the following First Officers:
Bob Brodie and Jack McSparron.
The following Radio Officers have been added to the list:
H.S. MacKenzie, W.R. Clark, Jim Delaney, D.J. Dillon, D.S. Jeanes, H. Kerans, C.J. Petrich, G.F. Piggot, G.L. Walker, R.M. Weston and K.E. Wolinski.
Known names were added for the following Radio Officers:
John Amos, Tony Dibble, Ted Eggins and Laurie Martin.
Navigator Ken Hatton added (R).
F/O Kev O'Dwyer added (R).
G.W. Turner has been added to the list of Radio Officers but it is believed that he later retrained as a pilot. Confirmation requested.

Thanks to Ross Plews for all of these amendments.
15 23SEP07
The following FEOs were ex BCPA:
N.M. Cassels, A.J. Coyle, E.W. Fargas, G.B. Harget, E.E. Herman, E.W.B. Kamp, W.E. McMahon, W. Middler, K.J. Murphy, K.M. Smith, G.E. Sullivan and L.H. Weston. All have been annotated (ex BCPA) on the list. (Weston is an addition to the FEO list)

The following FEOs also flew on the L-749. Those showing a first name indicate that a correction or confirmation has been made:
P.G. Allan, R.W. Bob Anderson, L.W. Barker, R.L. Broadwood, F.A. Burke, R.C. Campbell, F.G. Cheers, B.G. Costello, B.J. Crowe, E.G. Eabry, H.G.M. Evans, D.R. Doug Fairweather, W.A.M. Forbes, A.J. Forsythe, C. French-Kennedy, B.R. Haylock, G.H. Hebron, P.F. Philip Heenan, A.E. Hodel, E.J.N. Ernest Jackson, E. Keeling, B.A. Lawrance, R. Le Plastrier, E. Manning, I.R. McLean, G.E. Mills, T.B. Mitchell, D.S. Moorhouse, D.D.W. Pavilack, G.W. Riek, S.A.P. Rowe, I.F. Senior, J.R. Joe Silver, G.R.H. Smith, J. Spencer, K.D. Stark, R.C. Stewart, W.H. Strangward, N.G. Tennant, O.A. Thompson, R. Traynor, K.A. Vickerman and A.C. Wynter.

The following FEOs have been added to the list:
G.A. Baker, J.C. Brady, D.E. Brown, G.K. Brown, G. Buckman, W.L. Bullivant, A.J. Cattanach, E.W. Clarke, J.P. Conway, A.D. Coomber, W. Court, A.A.B. Dryburgh, D.A. Ferme, P.G.S. Field, J.P. Geddes, B. Gordon, M. Gotfried, B.J. Gould, T.C. Heywood, R.J. Hogan, D.E. Howlett, N.J. Lennon, E.D. L'Huillier, J. McGowan, S. Pain, F.R. Peacock, K.J. Smith, G.W. Squires, A.T. Strong, J.D. Vaughan, L.H. Weston, H.R. Whiteman, J. Wiggins and W.E. Willcox.

The listing for F/O N.V. St Leon has been annotated to the effect that he was previously an FEO.

During April 1949, the following four BOAC FEOs flew with QEA on the L-749:
M. Colgate, G. Lynch, E. O'Keefe and J.R. Anderson. FEO J.R. Anderson later joined QEA on the L-1049. All except Anderson have been annotated (BOAC) on the list.

Corrections or additions to first names and/or initials of the following FEOs were made:
J.R. Anderson, A.W. Baxter, C.J. Durler, P.G. Gilbert, D.P. Hanrahan, D.A. Hawes, K.J. Murphy, E.I. Neale, R.M. Pickens, J.R. Silver, K.B. Smith, R.F.H. Stevens, A.K. Taylor, J.D. Tonetti and A.C. Wynter.

Some of these amendments have facilitated the removal of some of the asterisks referred to in Compiler's Note #1.

Thanks to Colin Lock for all of these amendments.
14 23SEP07
Fred Phillips advises that he was also on the L-749 as Senior Check Captain and Training Instructor.
13 06SEP07
Geoff Piggott advises that J.S. 'Jim' Wayne was an FO on the L-749.
12 06SEP07
Martin Kandilas has advised that his father, FEO F.L. Kandilas was known as Frank.
11 25JUL07
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.
10 18APR07
Ron Campbell advises that there were two Flight Engineers by the name of Campbell on the Connies. There was R.C. Reg Campbell and R.K. Ron Campbell. Indeed they both operated on the same service on one occasion. This caused much confusion at the time as indeed it has many years later! Thanks Ron for sorting it out.
9 14APR07
Bill Robbie advises that he served on the Connies as a Radio Officer, as a Navigator and as a First Officer. Bill was a Radio Officer with the Department of Civil Aviation when he was loaned to Qantas in 1944 to serve as a R/O on the Empire flying boats. He was a R/O with BCPA about to commence training as a Second Officer on the DC-6 at the time of the merger. He retired from Qantas in 1979 as a B747 captain.
8 25MAR07
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.
7 19SEP06
The middle initial for FEO Bert Schutte has been changed back to H. The amendment in update #5 was incorrect.
6 11SEP06
Added a first name for FEO Jack Brockfield. Thanks to Jack Brockfield.
5 09SEP06
Colin Frederick has provided the following:
Capt Ron Ballard also served on the L-749.
Added a first name for FEO Peter G. Allan.
Added a first name for FEO Bert Clark who went to Ansett-ANA on the Electra.
Added a first name for FEO Pat Conway.
Added a first name for FEO Max Evans.
Added a first name for FEO Sol Greene.
Added a first name for FEO Roy Kendall.
Added a first name for FEO Murray Pickens.
Corrected the first name of FEO George Riek (ilo Gordon).
Corrected the first name of FEO Archie Thompson (ilo Owen).
Added a first name for FEO Bert Schutte and corrected middle initial to M. Bert was on VH-EAO which threw a prop over Nevada on 12AUG59.
Added a first name for FEO Bill McMahon who was ex BCPA.
FEO Norm Cassels also came from BCPA.
FEO George Harget also came from BCPA.
4 29JUL06
Graham Crowther remembers F/O R. Lewis as Ron and E/O G.E. Merdith as Geoff (not Ted).
3 16JUL06
Corrected first name of F/O W.M. Shannon to Mal.
Added Capt P.W. Howson (Flight Staff Disposition List 19/51)
Corrected spelling of Capt D.F. MacMaster.
Corrected spelling of Capt K.D. Meares.
Added Capt J.W. Solly.
Added Capt J. Lower.
Added Capt P.L. Oakley
Added Capt J. Nowland.
Added Capt P. Mathiesen
Added F/O J.D. Conway.
Added F/O R.D. Creak.
Added F/O G. Gratwick.
Added F/O M.G. Hunt.
Added F/O R.B. Cuthbertson.
All thanks to Graham Crowther.
2 15MAY06
Several additions/amendments contributed by Graham Crowther.
Captains:
Ballard, Brown, Bryce, Fairservice, Fawcett, Manley, Mills, Myers, Thiele.
FO/SO:
Crowe, Crowther, Darwell, Hodges, Jakimov, Johnston, MacMaster, Miller, Nye, Powys,Quinn.
EO:
Anderson, Cheers, Coyle, Mitchell, Reid, Rowe, Smith, Webber
NO:
Dawson, O'Toole

Thank you Graham. All are annotated (2)
1 01MAY06
Original issue compiled by David Long


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