As you can see from the list below many people on the team make this website what it is, but as you read the pages on the site there are many others who have made a contribution. Their contribution is recognised on each page they were involved with and is no less important than that made by the adf serials team.
Or team of volunteers always need more help! To join the team and become a page author all you need is access to email, a text editor and be interested in aviation history! We also need help with researching the histories of aircraft, units, people and we need photographs for use on the website. If you would like to help in any way please contact us. Its not always easy but it is rewarding.
Team Co-ordinators
| Webmasters | Darren Crick(Jan 1998) Gordon Clarke (June 2001) |
| Newsletter Editor | Jan Herivel (Nov 2001) |
| Research Co-ord | Gordon Birkett (Sept 2001) |
| Site Promotion Co-ord | Grahame Higgs (May 2003) |
| Financial Co-ord | Martin Edwards (May 2003) |
| Messageboard Co-ord | Brendan Cowan (Oct 2005) |
These 7 members of the team are responsible for the co-ordination of the activities of the group and day to day management of the team and website.
Aircraft Page Authors
| Name | Location | Joined | Author of which pages
| Darren Crick | Canberra, ACT | JAN 1998 | Hercules, Hornet, Iroquois, and all other pages not managed by someone else
| Bob Coppinger | Perth, WA | JUN 2001 | Seahawk, Blackhawk, PC-9A and Hawk 127
| Gordon Clarke | Samsonvale, QLD | JUN 2001 | Kittyhawk, Tomahawk, Boomerang and Buffalo
| Gordon Birkett | Brisbane, QLD | SEP 2001 | Spitfire, Vengeance, Wirraway, Hudson and Dakota
| Jan Herivel | West Sydney, NSW | NOV 2001 | Beaufort
| Owen Zupp | NSW Southern Highlands | OCT 2002 | Meteor
| Ron Wynn | Hervey Bay, QLD | DEC 2002 | Beaufighters, Catalina, Mosquito and Mitchell
| Grahame Higgs | Sunshine Coast, QLD | MAY 2003 | Tiger Moth
| Martin Edwards | Melbourne, VIC | MAY 2003 | Canberra, Sabre, Vampire, CT4 and Beech 1900
| Len Avery | . | JUN 2003 | Eurocopter Tiger
| Steve Mackenzie | Sydney, NSW | JUL 2004 | Mustang (2A68) and Lodestar (2A67).
| Richard Church | London, England | SEP 2004 | HS748 (3A10) and BAC111 (3A12).
| Brendan Cowan | Melbourne, VIC | OCT 2005 | Airspeed Oxford (2A25), Auster (2A11), DH.60 (2A7), Fairey Battle (2A22) and Supermarine Swift (AA31).
| Greg Weir | Gympie, QLD | OCT 2005 | Link Trainer Page (3A18).
| Andrew Pendergast | Brisbane, QLD. | 2005 | F-111 Page (3A8).
| Joe Barr | Canberra, ACT | NOV 2005 | Avro Anson Page (2A4), Sycamore (N5).
| Col Tigwell | . | AUG 2007 | Liberator Page (2A72).
| Rod Farquhar | Adelaide, SA. | AUG 2007 | Orion (3A9), Lincoln Page (2A73).
| Dave Best | . | AUG 2007 | Lancaster Page (2A66).
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As you can see we are spread far and wide, this sometimes makes activities difficult but alot of the time being spread around the country is an advantage. Page authors are responisble for research and updating of aircraft pages.
Hosted Pages
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Dean Norman - Introduction and Accident Reviews (June 2001) Gordon Clarke - Alternate Serials Proposals (June 2001) Daniel Leahy - Australian Built Aircraft (Sept 2001) Gordon Birkett - Research Pages (Sept 2001) Jos Heyman - NEI Aircraft Research pages (Jan 2002) Greg Hyde - ADF Aerobatic Teams, Flying Officer John Gorton and the Red Sales Training Accident (Apr 2002) John Crawley - ADF Aircrew Ejections and DFS Accident Reviews (Apr 2002), contact via Dean Norman Ron Cuskelly - Grumman Tracker Instructional Airframes (Apr 2002) Greg Chambers - ADF Aircraft Callsigns (June 2002) Wynnum Graham - Catalina Ferry Flights, Catalina A24-30 and RAAF PBM-3S Mariners (July 2002) Mark Royle - 38 Sqn History (July 2002), contact via Darren Crick Ross Monley - His Fathers Diary (Jan 2003), contact via Darren Crick Grahame Higgs - Crash Sites Pages and RAAF Abbreviations (May 2003) Jose Cordoba - Crash Sites Pages (May 2003) Rod Farquhar - Avon Sabre History Page (Sept 2004) Role; those who have hosted pages have provided further information on ADF aircraft for your benefit - it is not expected to be updated as often as the main aircraft pages if at all. These members may choose to take part in other group activities but it is not required of them. |
Image Co-ordinators
| Darren Crick, Grahame Higgs and Martin Edwards. Role; Image Co-ordinators seek out, size and label images for use on the website. All images are used with permission and copyright remains with the photographer. As stated above we have permission to use RAAF Official Images, provided they are correctly labelled. |
Researchers
| Researchers |
Gordon Birkett - WW2 Aircraft (Sept 2001) Graeme Edwards - Warbirds (Feb 2001) Bob Geale - Navy Aircraft (June 2003) Len Avery - Army Aircraft (June 2003) Bob Livingstone - B-24's and WW2 Aircraft (June 2003) Phil Herdman - Northern Territory Airfieds and Operations (Sept 2003) Role; Researchers are specialists the team members can call upon in the first instance for help. They may choose to take part in other activities within the group, but it is not required. |
Other roles within the group
| Jan Herivel (Nov 2001) Co-ordinate the ADF Serials Team involvement in the PANDORA Project. |
Former Team members
| Carl Tacy (Researcher), Gary Norwood (Vengeance Page), Robert Brosing (RAAF Sqn Codes Page) Allyn Eckford (Wackett Page, July 2003-Oct 2004) Allyn was forced to give up his position with us due to illness, he passed away in October 2004. Ivan Prince 11/2002 to 11/2007. Ivan practically single handedly built the amazing NZ Serials website. Dave Masterson May 2004-2008 (RAN Aircraft) Dave was a massive contributor as well mostly with RAN Aircraft. Kevin Smith 09/2002-04/2009 (Dakota Page) These people are no longer a part of the ADF Serials Team, however their contribution to this group of people and the website needs to be recognised. |
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