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No. 34 Armament Apprentices - 1980
(Ray Noonan)

Back row left to right:
Michael Wilken (QLD), Greig Terry (NSW), Mark Cunningham (NSW), Tony
Summersby (RNZAF), Tim Crowe (WA), Steven Watter (QLD), Joe Disario (NSW),
Ray Noonan (RNZAF)

Front Row left to right:
Peter Kalie, Ron Pierce (WA), Andrew Meredith (NSW), Chris Coleman (NSW),
Mark Bonney (QLD) , Frank Date (VIC).

Only two people in the photograph never graduated, being Mark Bonney
(deceased) and Tim Crowe (Discharge).

The only people that I definitely know of:
Tony Summersby returned to the RNZAF after graduation and worked at Ohakea. I don't believe that he is still in the RNZAF.

Tim Crowe Discharged prior to the end of the course and returned to WA

Mark Bonney died in an accident while on Xmas leave in 1981/2. Electrocuted
by fallen power lines.

I returned to the RNZAF after graduation and 6 months OJT at 492 Sqn.
Resigned from the RNZAF 18 months later and returned to Australia, worked in the NT for a couple of years, then returned to NZ and attended Auckland
University. I subsequently started my own computer company which I sold to
a North American company, and now dabble in property investment. Most of the time I hold up a bar in East Auckland where I live by myself.
By Ray Noonan