2013 John Duigan Memorial Lecture

Mrs. Elizabeth Chen is the daughter of Squadron Leader Douglas W Leckie OBE AFC, and she will talk about her father’s aviation career.
The President of the Aviation Historical Society of Australia Inc. Mr Antony Grage, and the AHSA Committee invite you and your spouse, partner or friend to attend the 2013 John Duigan Memorial Lecture on Wednesday 27th November 2013 to be delivered by Mrs Elizabeth Chen at the RAAF Association, 24 Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn East commencing at 7.30pm.

The John Duigan Memorial Lecture is held annually by the Aviation Historical Society of Australia to commemorate the first flight, by John Robertson Duigan on 16th July 1910, of an aeroplane designed and built in Australia, and to discuss other significant events in the history of Australian aviation.

Mrs. Elizabeth Chen is the daughter of Squadron Leader Douglas W Leckie OBE AFC, and she will talk about her father’s aviation career. Doug Leckie was born in June 1920. He got his private pilot licence at 16 years, by 1938 he was a flying instructor and during World War II he flew with 24 and 4 Squadron RAAF in New Guinea. After the war he returned to instructing, then rejoined the RAAF in 1951, and did three tours with the RAAF Antarctic Flight, in the summer 1953/54, wintering 1956 and the summer Wilkes Expedition in 1958/59. In the 1970/71 and 1971/72 summers he again went to Antarctica with ANARE. He was awarded the AFC, OBE, Oswald Watt Medal and Polar Medal in recognition of his work in Antarctica.

The Lecture will be held at the RAAF Association, 24 Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn East, on Wednesday 27th November commencing at 7.30pm.

Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the Lecture.

Parking is available in Camberwell Road, or under the building – enter from the lane at the south-east end.

A number of AHSA members meet casually for dinner at 6.00pm at the Tower Hotel opposite the RAAF Association, and you would be most welcome to join us there.

RSVP

Please reply by 23rd November, by email to agrage@bigpond.net.au or by phoning 0418 170 395.

We hope you can come, and look forward to seeing you on the 27th of November.