The RAN aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne is participating in the SEATO exercise, Sea Rover, in the ...

The RAN aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne is participating in the SEATO exercise, Sea Rover, in the South China Sea. During a rare spell from flying combat air patrols over the fleet, members of 805 Squadron clown with their air engineering officer, Lieutenant (Lt) Roger Colless. Lt Keith Johnson, of Noble Park, Vic, is pushing Lt Colless down the intake of a Skyhawk aircraft (889). Watching the fun are, left to right: Lt Ralph McMillan, of Mapleton, Qld; Lt David Collingridge, of Adelaide, SA; Lt Gary Northern, of Nowra, NSW; Lieutenant Commander John Raymond Da Costa, of Nowra, NSW, Commanding Officer; Lieutenant Commander Brian Dutch, of the Blue Mountains, NSW, Senior Pilot; and Lt Ken Palmer, of Girraween, NSW.