MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_01C6DE37.0D00ED90" This document is a Single File Web Page, also known as a Web Archive file. If you are seeing this message, your browser or editor doesn't support Web Archive files. Please download a browser that supports Web Archive, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. ------=_NextPart_01C6DE37.0D00ED90 Content-Location: file:///C:/DE696A72/JIMSWAN1922.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" JIM SWAN 1922 - 2006

JIM SWAN 1922 - 2006=

 

It is with regret that we announce the passing of James Swan VK2BQS.

 

Jim was a past President of A.N.A.R.T.S., a well known contester in earlier days, and a very good frien= d to many in the Australian Amateur Radio World.

 

Jim was a Flight Lieutenant in the= Royal Australian Air Force during WWII, flying many types of aircraft, especially= the Avro Anson on coastal patrols searching for Jap= anese Submarines, and B24 Liberators on bombing sorties in South East Asia. Before leaving the RAAF he was employed ferrying aircraft from the Richmond Air Ba= se to all parts of Australia, flying many types of aircraft including Spitfire= s, Beauforts, Beaufighters, = Mosquitos, Hudsons, and m= any others.

 

He carried on flying post war, joi= ning Trans Australian Airlines, where he first became a Captain and then a Check Captain. He later joined the new airline East West Airlines and rose to bec= ome their Chief Pilot. While in this office he ferried all the East West F27 Friendship Aircraft from Amsterdam to Sydney.=

 

For his work for the Air Line Pilo= ts Guild, he was awarded the Freedom of the City of London, by that cit= ies Lord Mayor.

 

On retirement from flying he took = up Amateur Radio in a big way with CW at 20 wpm. He soon found his niche in RT= TY.

 

He left Sydney about 10 years ago to take up residence at Karuah, a small NSW town, a part of the huge Port Stephens are= a.

 

He will be sorely missed.

 

For a better and fuller story of J= ims life, please visit the following URL

 

http://users.bigpond.net.au/c= tdavies

 

Then click on

 

Jim Swan VK2BQS   -   Jim Swans photo Gallery   -   Pink Cakes and Brandy

 

 

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