Out and about

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2025 QLD MSA Dinner (31 October 2025)

At the 2025 Annual General Meeting, after sixteen years of outstanding service as our National President, Keith Brent handed over the reins to Barry Collins (SP-2H tacco, P-3B, CP-140 Aurora and P-3C captain and flight commander extraordinaire). Many thanks to KB and Trish for your marathon (and continuing service as ACT rep), and many thanks to Baz and Miriam for taking on the role – long may you rein!! Phil (“Curly”) Ware takes over from Baz as National Vice-President of the MSA.

Keith & Trish Brent, Graham Wade
Kerry Minns & Therese Ritchie
Baz Collins, Val Bukmanis, Allen Chiesa & Bev Ware
Retiring MSA President Keith Brent, Incoming MSA President Baz Collins & Trish Brent
Mike Kenavan, Tony & Josie Morgan
Geoff Hyde, Rod Smallwood, Allan Greig
Joan & Mike Kenavan, Tony Morgan
Jon Minns, Barry Sutherland, Ian Pearson and MSA National Secretary, Maurice Ritchie.
Nigel & Dianna Meadows, Dallas & Takako Haggarty
Stephen & Jennifer Knudsen, Jeff & Bernadette Bugden
Bridget Tesch, Denise Smallwood, Noel Tesch
Curly Ware, Sharyn & Graeme Mowbray
Mikki Wade & Joan Kenavan

 

 

2024 QLD MSA Dinner (26 October 2024)

MSA members assemble for the AGM
Our national committee: Geoff Hyde, Baz Collins, Keith Brent and Maurice Ritchie
Bruce & Debbie Godden, Kathy van Setten, Rod Smallwood, Ron van Setten
Val Bukmanis, Barry Collins, Rick Jones
Martha & Barry Sutherland and Megan & Ian Pearson
Ron van Setten and Baz Collins
Gordon & Joan Johnstone, Barbara Kilpatrick
Keith & Trish Brent, Curly & Bev Ware
Graham & Micki Wade, (UNIDENTIFIED LADY)
Josie & Tony Morgan, Allan Crowe
Therese Ritchie, Ian & Megan Pearson
Mike Kenavan and Graham Wade
Jeff Bugden and Geoff Hyde
Peter Ware, Trish Mahlberg, Elfi & Trevor Aitken
Trevor Aitken, Jennifer & Stephen Knudsen, Bernadette Bugden
Helen Bukmanis, Helen Jones, Tony Clarke
Virginia Berger, Barry & Martha Sutherland and Alan Greig
Tony Clark, Stephen Knudsen, Baz Collins and Val Bukmanis
Val & Helen Buckmanis
Maurice Ritchie and Ian Pearson
Jeff Bugden, Baz Collins & Rick Jones
Maurice Ritchie, Curly Ware, Val Bukmanis and Baz Collins
Maurice Ritchie, Curly Ware, Val Bukmanis and Baz Collins
Peter Ware and Baz Collins

 2024 NSW MSA Dinner (27 July 2024)

2024 Adelaide MSA Lunch (5 May 2024)

With thanks to Lyndon Johnson for the photos and captions (and to Wayne Johnston, for the last shot, featuring our photographer).

Zoo Crew reunion, Adelaide 11-12 November 2023

After making it a back-to-back 11 Squadron Fincastle Trophy win in 1979 (A Crew in 1978), members of 11 Squadron’s legendary G Crew, popularly known ‘Zoo Crew’ are still going strong, as evidenced by their Adelaide reunion photos.

L-R: John Payne co-pilot, Peter Weir Nav, Ade Lutz Lead AEO, John Grovermann FLTENG, Dave Patterson AEO, Dave Hooworth PLT / crew captain, Mike Roberts Nav, Barry Hills FLTENG, Rod Smallwood AEO, Wayne Johnston AEO, Ken Birrer AEO (RIP), Bill Kirkwood AEO, Al Tarry Nav/Tacco
Kneeling, left to right: John Payne (co-pilot), Peter Weir (nav); standing on the tarmac: Adrian Lutz (Lead AEO), Ken Birrer (AEO), Barry Hills (flight engineer), Dave Hooworth (captain), John Grovermann (flight engineer); on the stairs, clockwise from the bottom: Al Tarry (TACCO), Bill Kirkwood (AEO), Rod Smallwood (AEO), Wayne Johnston (AEO), Dave Paterson (AEO) and Mike Roberts (nav)
Standing L-R: Bill Kirkwood, Mike Newnham, Pete Weir, unk (friend of Mick Newnham), John Payne, Al Tarry, Andrew Barrett, Wayne Johnston, Dave Hooworth, Rob Sands Seated L-R: Margie Kirkwood, Georgie Tarry, Julie Weir
In front of an 11SQN P-8A (training aid) Poseidon – from top, L-R: Wayne Johnston, Rob Sands, John Payne, Bill Kirkwood, Dave Hooworth, Mike Roberts, Pete Weir, Mike Newnham, Andrew Barrett, Al Tarry

Brekky Creek informal lunch and MSA AGM 27 October 2023