Preserving Aviation History
Flying History
Last updated — 04 July 2026
Greg Weir, Queensland Australia · greg@flyinghistory.au
Last updated — 04 July 2026
Greg Weir, Queensland Australia · greg@flyinghistory.au
The aim of this project is to ensure that the memories of early aviation pioneers in civil and military aviation are preserved through video interviews and by photographing and recording items of interest, including log books, photos, and documents. This is a non-profit project, with collections being forwarded to the Australian War Memorial, the National Archives of Australia, and the International Bomber Command Centre Archive in the UK.
I am also willing to assist any historians with inquiries.
Areas of particular interest are WW2 Bomber Command aircrew, Australian civil aviation, Qantas, TAA, and Ansett.
| Name | Role | Research conducted |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Lodder | Pilot, Bomber Command | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| Jean Burns | Pioneer female pilot, parachutist | Video interview, photos, private collection recorded |
| Video interview, photos, private collection recorded | ||
| Leo Britt | Pilot, Bomber Command | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| Ralph White | Pilot, Bomber Command | Video interview, photos |
| Howard Morris Jnr | Pilot, RAAF / Qantas | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| Howard Morris Snr | Pilot | Photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| Frank Burtt | Navigator, F-111 | Photos, log book recorded |
| William Edwards | Pilot, Bomber Command / Qantas | Photos, log book |
| Keith Thiele, DFC DSO | Pilot, Bomber Command / Qantas | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| David Warren, AO | Inventor, black box | Video interview, photos |
| Keith Clarke | Pilot, Rhodesian Air Force / Qantas | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| David Spring Brown | Pilot, TAA | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| Len McNeil | Pilot, RFDS / Qantas | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| Robert Jubb, DFC | Pilot, Bomber Command | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| Paul Wilson, DFC | Pilot, Bomber Command / Qantas | Photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| John McManus, DFC | Pilot, Bomber Command | Photos, log book |
| Ken Oakes | Rear gunner, Bomber Command | Log book, private collection recorded |
| Keith Campbell, AOM | Bomb aimer, Bomber Command | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| William “Bill” Allan | Rear gunner, Bomber Command | Video interview, photos, private collection recorded |
| Alexander Taylor | Wireless operator, Bomber Command | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| Cecil Foster | Wireless operator, Bomber Command | Photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| Nancy Bird Walton | Pioneer female pilot | Video interview, photos |
| Joe Hollins | Flight Engineer, RAF | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| F/Sgt James Flannigan | Air gunner, RAFVR, 76 Sqn — Halifax I L9602 | Log book, photo. Service No: 759151. Killed 31 October 1941, aged 20. Son of Edward A. and Agnes Flannigan, of Edinburgh. |
| Max Langworthy | Pilot, Bomber Command | Video interview, photos, log book, private collection recorded |
| Johann Ludwig | Gunner, Luftwaffe | Log book |
| Joseph Shaw Ross, DFC | Pilot, Bomber Command / SAS / Qantas | Photos, log book, private collection |
| Warren Penny | Pilot, RAAF, owned his own airline | Photos, log book, private collection Currently being recorded |
| May Gertrude Bradford | Pioneer female pilot, engineer | Photos, private collection Currently being recorded |
| Harold L Fraser | Pilot, pioneer aviator | Photos Currently being recorded |