Anthony John Ryan
| Name: | Anthony John 'Tony' Ryan. |
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| Address: | 6 Rosella Drive. | |
| City: | WINGHAM. NSW. 2429. | |
| Phone: | 0427 712 294. | |
| Mobile: | 02 6557 0205. | |
| Email: | ryan.tony@bigpond.com | |
| Service Number: | A218924. | |
| Aircrew Position: | Flight Engineer. | |
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| Squadron/s: |  36 Squadron, C130A - C130H. 37Squadron, C130E (Attached). 37Squadron. 33 Flight, B707. |
| Aircraft Flown: | C130A (36 Squadron). C130H (36 Squadron). C130E (37 Squadron). B707 (33 Flight of 37 Squadron). |
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| Interests: | Vintage Car Club. Flying (Has a Private Pilot Licence). Management and Operation of Old Bar Heritage Airstrip. Grandchildren. |
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| Courses: | 448 Recruit Course, 18 Feb 1958. Tony recalls that his recruit training began at Richmond and moved to Rathmines midway through. 194 Trainee Fitter Course. 62 Engine Mechanic Course. 44 Engine Fitter Course. 10 C130A Flight Engineer Course (1970). C130E Conversion (1977). C130H Conversion (Lockheed Marietta 1978). B707 Conversion (Qantas Airways 1979). |
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| Other: | Tony and his wife Helen are classic car enthusiasts and own a 1964 AP5 Valiant and a 1937 P4 Plymouth which they show. The Valiant, which is in original condition has not yet reached 25000 miles, while the Plymouth has been fully restored. They have owned the Plymouth since 1994 and the Valiant since 1997 and belong to the Great Lakes Historic Automobile Club which is based in Forster, NSW. Tony was Flight Engineer Leader 36 Squadron and he was also, at one point, simultaneously rated on both the 'A' and the 'E'. Tony became the inaugural B707 Flight Engineer Leader when the RAAF acquired that aircraft type in 1979. | |
| Profile Date: | 05 March 2009. | |
| Profile Update: | 17 April, 2010. | |
