The City of Blacktown Squadron has a long and proud history, here is a list of some of the accomplishments of our members.
Is your name missing here? Contact us at oc.blacktown@airleague.com.au.
Squadron OCs
| 1938 – 1941 | Cmp.Cmdr Ratcliffe |
| 1941 – 1952 | Cmp.Cmdr W Payne |
| 1952 – 1953 | Cmp.Cmdr Abott |
| 1953 – 1962 | Sqn.Capt H Halliday |
| 1962 – 1963 | Sqn.Capt J Rose (RAAF) |
| 1963 – 1964 | Sqn.Capt T Lester (FAA) |
| 1964 – 1968 | Sqn.Capt R Notley |
| 1968 – 1971 | Sqn.Capt W Moon |
| 1971 – 1985 | Sqn.Capt N Fairburn (RAAF / MSA) |
| 1985 – 2005 | Wng.Capt R McKenzie (MSA) |
| 2005 – now | Sqn.Capt D Barnes |
Pilots
The Australian Air League has trained many young (and not so young) pilots. To recognise the achievements of our Squadron members our former OC, Sqn.Capt Noel Fairburn initiated the Fairburn Shield, a perpetual trophy containing the names of all members who learnt to fly with the Air League.
| E Klingenberg | Sqn.Sgt Willian Tarbuck – 1999 |
| Floyd Chambers | Cpl Eddie Watt – 1999 |
| D Butler | Cpl Wade Quinlan – 1999 |
| Ralph Molleda | Wng.Capt Rod Leonard (MSA) – 2000 |
| W/O Brian Grinter – 1991 | Sqn.Sgt Travis Kolek – 2003 |
| Cpl Jonathon Chant – 1992 | L.Cdt Joel Mortimer – 2003 (RAAF) |
| Cpl Michael Leonard – 1993 (RAAF) | L.Cdt Jeremy Sequeira – 2003 |
| Cpl Ross Laves – 1993 (RAAF) | W/O Mitchell McDonough – 2012 (RAAF) |
| Cpl Andrew Leonard – 1996 (RAAF) |
Did you also learn to fly with the Australian Air League? If you were a member of City of Blacktown Squadron then email us so your name can be added to the list, we’d love to hear from you!
Cadet of the Year
| 1994 | Sgt Ross Laves (NSW Boys Group) |
| 1995 | Sgt Michael Leonard (NSW Boys Group and Federal) |
| 1997 | Sgt Andrew Leonard (NSW Boys Group) |
| 2000 | Sgt William Tarbuck (NSW Boys Group and Federal) |
| 2002 | Sqn.Sgt Travis Kolek (NSW Boys Group and Federal) |
| 2003 | L.Cdt Jeremy Sequeira (NSW Boys Group) |
| 2010 | Sgt Mitchell McDonough (NSW Boys Group) |
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Winners
| Bronze | Silver | Gold |
| Andrew Reid | Stephen Forrest | |
| Greg Williamson | Raymond Telford | |
| Stephen Forrest | ||
| Brian Grinter | ||
| Jason Dobbie | ||
| Raymond Telford | ||
| Ryan Barnes | ||
| James Oliver | ||
| Joel Mortimer | ||
| Jeremy Sequeira | ||
| Nicholas Hanna | ||
| Michael Harrison | ||
| Travis Kolek | ||
| Adam Grinter |
Australian Air League Diploma
The Australian Air League Diploma is the highest educational achievement that can be obtained by Air League members .
Sgt Andrew Leonard
Sqn.Sgt Willian Tarbuck
Sqn.Lt. Brian Grinter
Sgt Travis Kolek
Sgt Joel Mortimer
(Ranks shown are as at date of achievement)