Australian Government Wants Boost In Safety Standards
Owners and operators of ex-military aircraft used for joy
flights, air show displays and private flights are being urged to
work together to lift safety standards. A special safety seminar
for people who fly and maintain warbirds is being held in Sydney in
early June.
A C-130 Hercules aircrew from the 36th Airlift Squadron (Yokota
AB) helped a search-and-rescue mission May 21 when they spotted a
missing 20-foot Micronesian sailing vessel about 120 miles off of
the coast of Guam. Six people, including a 10-year-old boy, were
brought to safety after being lost at sea for nine days.
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