Aircraft engineering, followed by 'TRIP TO GERMANY' section with photograph of three men outdoors. Details meeting uncle Bernhard, aunt Agnes, and cousins Ludwig and Albrecht in Zurich.
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What the page says
Experience tells you 'what's a problem'; you get to know. You get to know aircraft. Generally you make decisions all the time; the higher rank you are the more decisions you make. The HS 748 was built by the private corporation, Hawker Sidley Aviation in England.
[PHOTOGRAPH: Three men standing outdoors in front of tall hedges and trees, building partially visible in background]
TRIP TO GERMANY
Before I left for England I had put in an application for leave for the trip to Germany to take place while I was stationed in England; however, that turned out to result in a real mess. I ended up going "not officially" but I went "unofficially, off the card."
I flew out of Manchester Airport to Zurich and was met there by my uncle, Bernhard. Bernhard was one of father's brothers and was married to Agnes who is the last surviving family member of that era.
My cousins, Ludwig and Albrecht were at the airport as well; I had never met them until I stepped off the plane. It was quite a thrill really; let's face it! It was exciting.
Places: England, Germany, Manchester Airport, Zurich
Interesting facts
Ferry flights. New aircraft were flown out to Australia by their own crews, staging across Europe and Asia over several days with a maintenance man aboard. It was a cheap way to deliver an aeroplane and a coveted trip.
Why the family had lost touch. Mail between Australia and Germany stopped entirely from 1939 to 1945, and was slow and expensive either side of it. Contact between the two halves of a family like this often resumed only when somebody physically travelled.
