Our Parents Who Served

[Keith Webb]

Don't have a pic handy, but my father, who died in 1996 served in the RAAF in New Guinea, as aircrew, for a time with 6 Squadron, on Beauforts, then with 15 Aircraft repair depot as part of a test flying crew.
In his logbook, under types in which flown are a Wirraway and Tiger Moth, both of which I have been fortunate to fly in - it's a fascinating experience to think about your dad in these circumstances.

My father in law is still alive, and he served with "X" force in the islands, as an engineer on barges and other small boats, and he has some good stories to tell. Some of his exploits involved picking up our people from behind enemy lines. He's also always been good with explosives too!

At the end of the war one of the tasks was the destruction of lend lease equipment where the fun was to drive a tank transporter flat out towards a cliff, jumping off onto a jeep running alongside at the last moment.