The RAAF C-130 fraternity lost a good mate on Thursday 19 October 2023, , former 36SQN C-130H Flight Engineer.
Merv was the sole occupant of his Jabiru aircraft when it crashed near Warwick QLD, he was flying from his home in Bundaberg QLD to Singleton NSW to attend his granddaughter’s 12th birthday when his aircraft suffered engine failure.
His quick wit and wicked sense of humour will be sadly missed, our lives are richer for having known him.
Some words from AVM (Retd) Greg Evans: Merv was an expert Flight Engineer and a great squadron character of the old school. Irreverent yet dedicated, intolerant of fools yet always ready with help and advice for foolish young officers, the life of any party whether it be in a bar in Honolulu or beside a dirt runway under the wing of a Herc with Eric the Esky, totally reliable in the air and likely to be at the centre of any shenanigans on the ground.
So sorry you were taken from us while you still had so much more to give, you will be remembered by your RAAF C-130 fraternity cobber.
