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1940 John was born in Wonthaggi, Victoria, but the family moved to Bacchus
Marsh in 1947.
1946 - 1947 Primary School Kilcunda and Korumburra
1948 - 1951 Primary School Bacchus Marsh
1952 - 1957 High School Bacchus Marsh. John was in the first Matriculation class
at BMHS.
1958 - 1961 RAAF College/Academy No 11 Course. 1st course to graduate from
RAAF Academy and graduated as Flying Officers. John as a GD Pilot
1962 Completed BSc at Melbourne Uni, living in the mess at Point Cook.
1963 Canberras 86 Wing, Amberley
1964 Married Ed Pezzalato, RAAFNS. Promoted to Flt Lt and posted to
Butterworth 2 Sqn Canberras
1967 Amberley Vietnam 2 Sqn (105 operational sorties)
1968 Texas - training on F111s
1969 Joint Warfare Course
1970 Sqn Ldr XO 6 Sqn Canberras, Amberley.
Staff Officer to DCA AVM Hennock
1971 No 4 GD Aero-Systems Course RAF Manby UK.
1972 Amberley Canberras and F111 Introductory Course.
1973 McClellan Air Force Base, USA, for first F111 delivery ferry A8-128 and the
third ferry flight A8-139.
1975 Wg Cdr No 29 RAAF Staff College, Canberra
1976 Air 1 HQ Amberley
1977 HQ Operational Command, Penrith. Strike Operations Officer
1980 No 22/80 Joint Services Staff College then Director of Airforce Plans and
Director Airforce Management and Information Systems, Canberra
1984 Group Captain. XO Amberley.
1986 Director General RAAF Manpower, Canberra
1988 Discharged from RAAF. Poached by Bae Australia in Adelaide where he
was invloved in the offset programme which was purchasing the F18s
1991 Died 1 August 1991. Lymphoma, cancer in the lungs.

With assistance of one of the base Chaplains, we spread John's ashes beside the
main runway at Amberley near the 2 Sqn area - his final posting.

Posted by his brother Max.