Above article published in the Mari Times - Autumn 1982
Jeff Thompson being interviewed, Phil Blakeman and Mark Davis
Before the plunge: Phil Blakeman, Jeff Thompson and Col Lehmann
Right in budgie smugglers: Peter Harding and Phil talking to Willsy...
Ready, set - plunge... The Launch Pad
The Chinook Retrieval - a jolly wet giant..
The First Entry - or is it a Mirage
L-R: Brian Bateson, Col Lehmann, Peter Smith, Andy Sharrad, Sam Sunderland, Phil Blakeman, Reg Brady
The finished product - bloody excellent, fellas
Rear: Peter Smith, Mick Klein-Essink, Col Lehmann
Front: Roy Gaffec, Vigor Kohler, Brian Bateson and Phil Blakeman
Loaded and ready to go
Back and buggered - the aircraft, that is...
Jim Smith and Brian Bateson deliberating
Below: The Second Entry - an Orion Aircraft
The Third and Last Entry - a Chinook
Jeff, Phil and Davo...
Flaring and ready to go...
Beached
Celebrations: Brett Franklin, Jeff holding First Prize, Phil and Mark Davis - a job well done...
Phil preparing to jump
