The following photos were taken when Arnolds was completing installation of the Tail Maintenance Lift in the new 747 Hangar at QANTAS Jet Base, Kingsford Smith Airport. This was around 1971.
Bob Deahm took the shots, referring to them as "Bruce doing bugger-all as he watched two blokes work!".
Bob and I would try and find as many reasons as possible to visit this job, both of us being mad aircraft enthusiasts (still are) and the new Boeing 747 being such an awe-inspiring aircraft at that time.
We couldn't remember the name of the mechanic in the overalls until after the reunion, when Garth Brook, Jack Wilson and Peter Nesbitt all identified him as Ray Burns.
But the identity of the bloke inside the lift car still eludes us. Here's an enlargement......
If you can put a name to the face, please let me know.
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