Terry Bennet's Visit to Gauteng October 2012

Terry Bennet (RhAF was on his annual tour of South Africa and former members of the Rhodesian Air Force welomed Terry back to Gauteng with a luncheon at Mongo’s Portugese restaruant in Edenvale.

Boet van der walt made these photos available to ORAFs.


Grant Domoney - Geoff Liddiard - Terry Perkins - Ken Jackman - Boet van der Walt - Alan Readings - Jerry Tasker - Mark Furnell and Back of Mike Homan .

As per Photograph 1

As per Photograph 1

As per Photograph 1

Mark - Frans Fyfer (?) Grant - Geoff and Terry reaching for his beer.

 Geoff  - Terry - Ken


Rod Smith and Mike Homan


Alan - Jerry - Terry and quarter of Bruce Harrison
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Natal AFA Braai

By Peter Woolcock

Sunday, October 29, 2012 we got together at the Natal Mounted Rifles (NMR) braai area to welcome Terry (T the B) Bennett on another of his ABF visits to Natal.

 Those present were Johnny & Noleen Green, Dave & Joan Stone, Mike & Yvonne Ongers, Steve (Lofty) & Norma Hughes, Pat Lockhart, Neville Mare, Jacqui Kirrane, Pete & Ellie Woolcock, Eddie & Jill de Beer and guest of honour Ozzie Penton.

Everyone had fun catching up on all the latest news and Ozzie enjoyed all the attention, company and chatting with "all his mates"

Ozzie is pretty frail, has to walk with a zimmer and is pretty forgetful but chatted with everyone and enjoyed a couple of beers. Unfortunately there is no change to Junes condition and she cannot speak but Ozzie says that she can hear all that is said to her.

Ian & Shaina Doig couldn't come as they had to look after Dave Doig who had just come out of hospital having had internal blockages cleared. Get well soon Dave.

Cheers

Pete Wooli

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AFA = Air Forces' Association.

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RV New Zealand 2012

The annual re-union of Rhodesian Services Association is held in October. This took place on Saturday, 20th October 2012. Then the next day, Sunday 21st October, a brunch was held at the Classic Flyers Museum (Tauranga / Mount Maunganui airport).

With this year being very special because this was the 10th successive RV + special re-dedication and Rolls of Honour for all the Umtali casualties, numbering some 37 members of the 4th (Manicaland) Battalion Rhodesia Regiment – accorded a due place of honour at the New Zealand 6th Hauraki Battalion HQ and Museum in Tauranga, New Zealand

Herewith some photographs from the function.


Winston Hart - Steve Kesby- Eileen Hartman-Prop and Danny Hartman
(Winston BSAP - Steve RhAF - Danny Army)


Prop Geldenhuys - Stu McColl-Wally Insch-Dee McColl-Chuck Osborne and Murray Hofmeyr
(Prop RhAF - Stu RhAF - Wally Army - Chuck RhAF and Murray RhAF)


Prop-Dee McColl - Sue and Chuck Osborne.

Sue Osborne with Diana and Bryony Bomford.


Hugh Bomford (Army) with Dee.


Murray with Stu and Dee McColl.

Prop and Murray - checking Air Force display.

40 years ago this event took place.


Hunter Diamond 9


Pilot for the above formation

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Wings for Neill Oborne

By Geoff Oborne

My son Neil graduated from the Cathay Pacific flying school in Adelaide and starts his B777 course next week in Hong Kong.

I was lucky enough to present him with his wings.
 

Also It was great to sit next to Nick Meikle at the graduation dinner and catch up on the past.

 Regards to all

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 Geoff obtained his Wings, on November 15, 1976 with 29 PTC (Pilot Training Course)

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Dave Thorne Visits England

By Vic Wightman

Dave Thorne is on a short holiday in England from Australia.   He took the opportunity of meeting up with some of his 10 SSU colleagues and me at Lavenham in sunny Suffolk.

Peter PB,  Dave Thorne,  Bill Galloway,  Keith Corrans.

Dave Thorne,  Sue Corrans,  Vic Wightman,  Beryl PB,  Shirley Wightman,  Keith Corrans.

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