Bryan Hayter Bryan Hayter

BLIND FAITH

On September 23, 1953, a little remembered but near-tragic incident took place on the high seas. As one of the 42 pilots involved in this terrifying event, it remains strong in my memory. ..

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Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

BUT SIR, I’M A RESERVE!

"But Sir, I m a reserve". Back in the Fifties, that little phrase struck terror into the hearts and minds of Royal Canadian Navy Permanent Force officers and petty officers. It was a great way “out” for those of us

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Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

BODY ENGLISH — The Science and the Art of the LSO

You are standing at the very edge of a steel cliff, high above the Indian Ocean. You look backwards across a hot steel deck shimmering in the 100ºF heat to the vast expanse of pale white-blue ocean….

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Michael Whitby Michael Whitby

CANUCKS IN THE ZONE

At 1500 Wednesday 16 March 1949, seven Hawker Sea Fury FB 11 fighter bombers thundered off the light fleet carrier HMCS Magnificent, steaming off Colón, Panama on the…

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