Brian Surtees
Title
Brian Surtees
Subject
RAF DCA Eaminer of Airmen & Flying Unit Captain
Description
Talk to CAHS on Flight Survey in Vietnam
Collection
Biography
Brian Surtees
Brian Surtees commenced flying whilst still at school and obtained a private pilot's licence. He joined the RAF in 1957 and did flying training in Canada followed by service flying low level reconnaissance from 1959 to 1962. Later Brian was an instructor in basic, advanced and operational conversion roles. Moving to Australia in 1969 he joined DCA as an Examiner of Airmen. In 1974 he transferred to the DCA Flying Unit and for the next 24 years Brian flew various aircraft on navaid calibration work in Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, the South Pacific islands, Vietnam and Indonesia.