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Mach One

The Podcast of the Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Australia

Mach One...conversations at the speed of sound! Preserving Australia's aviation heritage. Join us in The Hangar https://themachonehangar.wordpress.com

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  • F-111 ejection - Ohakea, NZ

    12:32|
    This is a 12 minute excerpt of a conversation with Mark Kelly, retired RAAF F-111 pilot, describing the experience he and his navigator, Al Curr had being forced to eject from their General Dynamics F-111C (A8-137) during take off at Ohakea, New Zealand on 25 August, 1978.

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  • Afterburn 03

    06:03|
    In this Mach One Afterburn, you'll hear a snippet of my conversation from April 2022 with Air Traffic Controller Naomi MacQueen, recorded airside at Sunshine Coast Airport YBSU.

  • 10. Ep.58: Relentless Skies - the Most Efficient Airman

    50:43||Season 4, Ep. 10
    QAM Curator of the Don Bennett Archive, Ian Campbell and Garry Hills discuss Don Bennett's pivotal role in establishing the Atlantic Ferry (later RAF Ferry Command) during World War 2 as a glimpse into the life of Bennett the Australian airman and leader.'Relentless Skies: the Most Efficient Airman' is the first of a 2 volume series on Bennett - the first biography of Bennett in 30 years, the first comprehensive biography and the first by an Australian.

  • Afterburn 02

    05:22|
    An excerpt from episode 15 (May 2022) describing the beginnings of the Queensland Air Museum from when the idea was conceived in the early 1970's through to the relocation to Caloundra in 1986.

  • 9. Ep.57: Jindivik - 'The Hunted One'

    31:53||Season 4, Ep. 9
    QAM volunteer Assistant Conservation and Restoration Manager and Past President describes his experiences as an RAAF instrument fitter working on the WRE unmanned target jet aircraft, the GAF Jindivik.

  • Afterburn 01

    04:09|
    In this Mach One Afterburn, retired RAAF Wing Commander Phil Andrews describes an incident while on exercise over the Pacific involving an RAAF Lockheed Neptune and a Japanese submarine. You can hear the full episode - Mach One Episode 12: Lockheed Neptune Part 2 from April 2022.

  • 8. Ep. 56: Buried Treasure

    29:28||Season 4, Ep. 8
    Mt. Gambier Aviation Museum Chair, Chris Holden introduces us to the new venture and talks about the buried treasure at Mt. Gambier aerodrome, the home of No.2 Air Observers School, RAAF Mount Gambier (2AOS), officially formed on 6 February 1941 which provided training for over 4000 Air Observers, Navigators and Wireless Operators, many of whom served with RAF Bomber Command.