ABSTRACT
My new posting could not have been more congenial and was to join the Corsair Conversion Unit at Whenuapai, which was under the command of S/L Doug Greig. He was an ebullient, dominant person, but very easy to approach and unconstrained by petty rules and regulations; he allowed me to attend some lectures at Auckland University College. The unit was comprised of six very experienced men whose task was to teach pilots as much about the Corsair as they needed to know before joining one of the fighter squadrons. Besides holding air exercises such as formation flying, night flying, air-to-air attacks and escort formation, we gave lectures explaining the flight controls and the operation of the engine.
