Flight Command: From the Farm to the Frontline

As a farm boy in western Victoria, John Oddie would watch RAAF jets pass overhead as he ploughed hay fields, wondering what it would be like to fly such a machine. 35 years later—having flown Hueys, Chinooks, Hercules, jets, and C-17s in a range of operations—John had risen to the rank of Air Commodore. John's appointment as deputy commander of Aussie forces in the Middle East capped a remarkable career of service to Australia. Sadly, this honor also involved the heartbreaking duty of infor...