Butler Air Transport to Ansett Express - Flight Crew List.

† Denotes killed in the line of duty

Adams, Clive
 Pilot intake February 1982
Aitkin, John
  
Anderson, Joe
  
Backhouse, Neville
  
Baker, Robert ‘Bob’
 Joined company in February 1948. Check Captain. Operations Manager
Balfe, Peter
 Check Captain Fokker F.27
Barnard, John
 Pilot intake course January 1982
Barry, C. E.
 Resigned 24/8/1989, rejoined company
Bayne, Alexander Moore ‘Alex’
  
Beales, Leonard William
  
Bennett, Ivan
  
Bond, Hugh
  
Boneham, Ross
 Resigned August 1989. Rejoined April 1990
Booth, B.
  
Bourke, Ron
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Bowen, Michael ‘Mike’
 Pilot intake course January 1982
Boyd, G.
  
Bradbury, Steven
 Pilot intake course January 1982
Bray, William ‘Bill’
 Joined Airlines of N.S.W. on 10/11/1965. Flew Douglas DC-3s, Fokker F.27s and Fokker F.28s.
Brett, Cyril
  
Brett, L.
  
Brown, Ian
 Operations Manager after Hank Henry
Brown, Keith A.
 Joined October 1948. Transferred to Ansett-ANA in July 1960
Brown, Michael ‘Mike’
 Joined Air New South Wales mid August 1981 as First Officer on Fokker F.27s
Browne, Rod
  
Bruce, John
  
Bush, P.
  
Butler, Cyril Arthur ‘Arthur’
 Founder of Butler Air Transport
Cahill, Patrick
 Pilot intake course January 1982. Transferred to Airlines of Western Australia on 24/1/1983
Capewell, P. C.
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Capps, Ray
 Joined June 1990 Ansett N.S.W. as First Officer Fokker F50. Later flew Fokker F.28 Fellowships
Cassar, Dennis
 Ex Flight Engineer Ansett Boeing 727s. Joined Air New South Wales mid August 1981 as First Officer on Fokker F.27s
Cave, Robert ‘Bob’
  
Clancy, Allan
  
Coad, Ian
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Cole, John
  
Collister, Daryl
 Pilot intake course January 1982
Colliton, John E.
 Flight Manager F.28
Comsley, J
  
Coney, Phil
 Transferred from Ansett-ANA. One of the last dual endorsed pilots on Fokker F.27 and DC-3. Training Captain but relinquished position due to illness. Retired due to ill health during 1984 after 15,500 hours
Conn, Terry
 Check Captain Fokker F.27
Corlette, J.
  
Cowdell, Barry
  
Cox, Greg
  
Crabbe, A.
  
Crowe, Kevin
  
Daff, Terry
 Check Captain Fokker F.27 Group Discussion Leader circa 1984
Dale, Geoff
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Davis, L.
  
Donovan, R.
  
Doran, Richard
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Doyle, J.
 Joined after Pilots Dispute
Duggan, Michael B. ‘Darcy’
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Dunlop, Douglas ‘Doug’
  
Dykstra, Ron
  
Eastaway, Gregory N. ‘Greg’
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Elliott, Joseph Edward ‘Ted’
  
Fairhurst, D.
  
Fallins, Geoff
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Farrow, Grant
  
Feiss, Peter
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Fitzpatrick, Norman J. ‘Norm’
  
Fitzpatrick, Trevor
 Pilot intake course January 1982
Fordham, Steven
  
Foster, M.
 Joined after Pilots Dispute
Frampton, Peter
 Joined Butler Air Transport in 1954. Retired on 16/8/1982 after 17,000 hrs
Fry, William ‘Bill’
  
Galler, Wielhiem ‘Bill’
 Previously Flight Engineer Ansett. Seconded to Ansett Express for 2 years as First Officer Fokker F50
Garriock, Alex
 Father of Lex Garriock. Tragically killed in light aircraft crash during 1978
Garriock, Lex
 Son of Alex Garriock
Gibson, Bob
 Retired on 31/1/1983
Gibson, Geoffrey O.
 Previously with A.N.A. Transferred to Airlines of New South Wales in 1960. Lost licence on medical grounds in 1967. Regained licence and rejoined company in early 1970s. Retired 12/3/1984 after 20,920 hours.
Gibson-Lee, Harold
  
Goldsmith, David
  
Goodyear, Michael 'Mike'
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Gray, William K ‘Bill’
 Transferred to Airlines of Western Australia on 5/10/1981
Gregory, A. W.
  
Hailey, Jack
  
Haines, Jack
 Hanlon Peter Pilot intake February 1982. Became First Officer late 19882
Hauritz, Kevin Peter
  
Hawker, John
  
Heagney, James
  
Henry, Hank G.
 Operations Manager
Hillier, Richard ‘Dick’
  
Hodges, Neville
 Pilot intake February 1982. Became First Officer late 1982
Holden, Kenneth ‘Ken’
 Resumed flying with Air New South Wales in 1965 as First Officer F.27s Retired on 17/7/1982
Honey, Geoffrey ‘Geoff’
  
Hornsby, Chris R.
  
Hosie, Ian James
  
Howard, John
  
Huntington, Robert ‘Rob’
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Innes, A. H.
  
Ives, Walter Lawrence ‘Wal’
  
Jackson, Paul
 Member of Training Manual Panel. Flight Manager F.27
Jacobs, L.
  
Jacobson, Arthur
  
Jenkins, W.
  
Jennings, Max
  
Jogge, Rene
  
Kamvissis, Alex
 Resigned August 1989. Rejoined 23/4/1990
Kelly, Mark
  
Kelly, Michael ‘Mike’
  
Kerlin, Bruce
 Resigned August 1989. Rejoined 27/3/1990
Kessey, John William
 Previously with TAA. Previously with BCPA. Previously part time pilot with South Coast Airlines. Part time pilot with Butler Air Transport. Joined Ansett/MAL in June 1961.
King, Rohan
 Resigned August 1989. Rejoined June 1990
Kleine, William
 Resigned August 1989. Rejoined April 1990
Ladewig, Kevin
 Pilot intake course January 1982
Lambert, Shane
 Pilot intake February 1982. Became First Officer late 1982
Lang, S.
  
Lavers, Neville G. ‘Nev’
 Joined company 1963. Training Captain. Check Captain. Member of Training Panel.
Assistant Operations Manager
Lees, Daryl
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Lethbridge, Frederick Robert ‘Bob’
  
Lindsay, S. A.
 Transferred to Ansett-ANA on takeover
Long, Charles 'Charley'
  
Lowe, Geoffrey ‘Geoff’
 Group Discussion Leader circa 1984
Lusk, Percy Butler
  
Lynch, M.
  
Lyne, Victor
  
Mansfield, Keith
 Previously with Qantas. Joined Butler Air Transport in 1955. Retired 31/7/1982
Marchant, John
  
Marshall, Anthony ‘Tony’
  
Martin, G.
  
Matters, Michael ‘Mike’
  
Matthews, William ‘Bill’
  
Matthews, Gregory ‘Greg’
 Previously with H C Sleigh Aviation. Joined Air New South Wales mid August 1981 as First Officer on Fokker F.27s
Maundrell, Lloyd Lawrence
  
McAlpine, Bruce
 Pilot intake 1982. Became First Officer late 1982
McCardell, J. B.
  
McCracken, John
  
McDonell, Ron
  
McMahon, John C.
 Previously with Ansett-ANA. Transferred to Airlines of N.S.W. during 1960 as DC-3 Captain. Training Captain. Retired during 1981
McPartland, Don
  
McPherson, A.
  
Meany, Raymond J. ‘Ray’
  
Mews, S. W.
 Joined after pilots dispute
Middlemiss, Stewart Carlyle
 Founder of Barrier Reef Airways. Acting General Manager, Melbourne. General Manager, Melbourne
Mooy, Anthony ‘Tony’
 Joined company as Traffic Officer in August 1956. Transferred to Flight Crew early 1960. Retrenched 8-61 went back to Traffic. Later to Airlines of South Australia in March 1962. Rejoined Air N.S.W. on closure of Airlines of South Australia in June 1986. Retired in December 1987 after 14,000 hrs
Morse-Evans, David
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Murtagh, Leon Francis
 Previously with Ansett-ANA. Resigned to join Papuan Airlines Ltd
Newell, Martin
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Noblet, Geoff
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Olding, Mark
  
Olajos, Larry
  
Oliver, Colin ‘Col’
  
Olwer, Geoff
 Check Captain Fokker F.27
Parker, Roy
  
Penny, Warren
  
Philips, M.
  
Phillipe, Glen
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Phillips, Bert
  
Polley, Vernon
 Previously with A.N.A
Poole, Ian
 Joined Air New South Wales mid August 1981 as First Officer on Fokker F.27s. Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Powell, T.
  
Probert, David ‘Dave’
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Ridd, John E.
  
Rivera, R.
 Joined after pilots dispute
Robbie, Brett
 Pilot intake February 1982. Became First Officer late 1982
Robbie, L.
  
Robbins, Andrew
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Robey, Chris
 Pilot intake February 1982. Became First Officer late 1982. Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Robson, Lindsey W.
  
Roosebloom, ?
  
Ryan, Andrew ‘Andy’
  
Saunders, Bruce
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Schumann, Ernest ‘Ernie’
  
Schwarz, David Frederick ‘Dave’
 Transferred to Ansett in 1982
Schwerdt, Dean
  
Scott, Wal
  
Scott, William
  
Sedgers, Anthony J. F. ‘Tony’
  
Sellick, Bruce
  
Sexton, B. David ‘Dave’
  
Shorter, Robert J. ‘Rob’
  
Sims, Gary F.
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Small, Boyd
  
Smith, P.
  
Spring, Gavan
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Stanton, Raymond Henry
 Checked out on Butlers Viscounts
Stapleton, Russell Irvine ‘Russ’
 Previously with New England Airways. Attained Captain’s rank in 1953. Training Captain.
Retired 16/8/1981
Strother, Ian B.
  
Swagemaker, Pierre L. ‘Sammy’
 Previously Flight Engineer Boeing 767. Retrained as First Officer Fokker F.28. Transferred to Ansett on 4/8/1994
Swinbourne, Richard ‘Dick’
 Joined company in 1965 as First Officer on DC-3s. Training Captain F.28. Check Captain F.28. Transferred to Ansett
Tait, Ronald Granger ‘Ron’
 Resigned to join Guinea Airways
Taylor, Alan
 Pilot intake February 1982. Became First Officer late 1982
Thomas, R.
  
Thorn, G.
  
Tooth, Brian E.
  
Troost, Ron
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Tullemans, Martin ‘Marty’
 Pilot intake February 1982. Became First Officer late 1982
Van Gelderen, P.
 Joined after pilots dispute
Vans, Colina R.
 Joined after pilots dispute
Wainwright, Henry Roy ‘Roy’
 Joined Butler Air Transport in 1954. Transferred to Queensland Airlines during 1956. To Ansett-ANA on 5/12/1966
Warren, John William
 Previously with Ansett Airways P/L. Transferred to Airlines of New South Wales during September 1960. Retired on 31/1/1983 after 23,647 hours
Way, Witson
  
Wenke, Mark
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Wenke, Matt
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Weston, Stuart
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Wheeler, Mark
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
White, Allan
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company
Wilcher, William ‘Bill’
 Joined company on 19/10/1946. Retired on 15/7/1982
Wills, George Edward ‘Ted’
 Joined Butler Air Transport during February 1954. To Ansett Flying Boat Services P/L during 1960s. Returned to company.Training Captain. Retired on 28/2/1983 after 21,000 hrs
Wills, K.
  
Wilson, Ben
  
Wilson, Dennis
  
Wilson, John
  
Wyatt, Peter John
  
Yates, Philip M. ‘Phil’
 Resigned 24/8/1989. Rejoined company. Check Captain
Young, Christopher L ‘Chris’
 Flight Manager Fokker F.27
Young, Thomas Robert ‘Tommy’ or ‘Tom’
 Operations Manager
 

This list has been compiled by Gil White