Last of his Kind in my Family
Article about: Uncle Frank ( My grandfathers brother )passed away on Wednesday two weeks ago , aged 96 , he lived alone at home until 6 months ago. A man of deeds and few words , seen it all and done it al
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Last of his Kind in my Family
Uncle Frank ( My grandfathers brother )passed away on Wednesday two weeks ago , aged 96 , he lived alone at home until 6 months ago.
A man of deeds and few words , seen it all and done it all from WW2 , Malaya & Vietnam . From LAC to Wing Commander in a long career
I still have his flying jacket that he gave me when I was 7 years old.
He certainly lived a full life and never banged on about it , he had style , my childhood hero , when I was a kid he would pull up in his silver E Type Jaguar and get out in his RAAF Officer uniform and looked to me like god , a movie star
RIP mate the last of your kind in my family.
Thats a nice Bag of Fruit on his Chest .
Photo taken a few years ago for a newspaper article.
You can read the link below if interested.
Cheers Rick
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He was a cool dude Rene
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Rick W
He was a cool dude Rene
I bet, he has cheeky eyes, I would have loved to have such a fella in my life.
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I bet, he has cheeky eyes,
LOL , he sure was motivated , from a Spitfire engine fitter in Drawin to Air Crew as a Flight Engineer on Cat's then re trained after the war as a pilot , Lincoln pilot through out their service life . A Lancaster on Steroids lol. And was involved in the 1st RAAF C-130's lot from the US , he flew them all over the world , and did lots of un official flights into SEA early pre vietnam from his Mayala knowledge after nearly 70 Lincoln missions there.
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What a great guy. Must have had some stories to tell. RIP.
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What a wonderful tribute to a fine and honourable gentleman, a brave Airman who served us all with distinction. Rest in peace Frank and thank you from me. Leon.
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"What a great guy. Must have had some stories to tell."
He was the ultimate professional mate , " Zipper Lips "
Only ever spoke to us about people and non operational / general stuff
Last edited by Rick W; 11-07-2019 at 09:08 AM.
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Rest in peace Uncle Frank, what a long life and a man to be proud of for sure.
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RIP. What an amazing man.
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