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The 'Admiral's Barge' as it was known "Albatross Tail" Macchi 862 gained the 'albatross tail' to signify that it would be used by VC-724 Squadron Senior Pilot (SP) Lcdr Al Hickling to enable the Captain or CO of HMAS Albatross
(NAS Nowra) who was not a pilot, to learn to fly; but not go solo. Captain
later Commodore "Nobby" Clarke flew in the front seat with Lcdr Hickling in
the rear seat. |