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Les Fisher
Air marshal (Australia), Air Marshal Leslie Bruce "Les" Fisher Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 16 June 1941) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), serving as its Chief of Air Force (Australia), Chief from November 1994 until May 1998. Early life Fisher was born in Parkes, New South Wales, on 16 June 1941 to Alan Bruce Fisher and his wife Ida May (née Dunford). Service career Fisher joined the RAAF in January 1960 and completed navigator training in 1961. Later qualifying as a pilot in 1965, he accumulated more than 5000 hours over four operational flying tours in maritime patrol squadrons."Who's Who in Australia 2010" ''Crown Content'', 2010, p754 In 1976 he was posted on exchange duty with the United States Navy at Moffett Field, California as the Plans and Readiness Officer for Commander, Patrol Wings Pacific. For his achievements in the post, he received a letter of Commendation from the United States Secretary of the Navy. From 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkes, New South Wales
Parkes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the main settlement in the local government area of Parkes Shire. Parkes had a population of 11,224 as at 30 June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Parkes is part of the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people, the largest language group in NSW with a country of more than 120,000 square kilometres. History The Wiradjuri people have lived on the lands of the 3 rivers, including the Lachlan River, for more than 40,000 years. The town of Parkes was part of the colonial expansion of the early 19th century, originally founded in 1853 as the settlement Currajong, named for the abundance of kurrajong trees in the local area by the settlers, but was then known as Bushman's (from the local mine named Bushman's Lead). In August 1873, Henry Parkes (later Sir Henry) visited the area and in December 1873 the town was officially renamed Parkes in his honour. (Sir Henry Parkes is recogni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
