True Blue Conversations - John Quaife RAAF FA-18 Fighter Pilot Top Gun

<p class="MsoNormal" style= "text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> In this week’s episode Adam is having a conversation with Air Vice-Marshal (Retired) John Quaife. John spent 28 years living every young kids dream as a fighter pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> He is a graduate of the RAAF’s ‘top gun’ training course and his service career included command of one of Australia’s finest fighter squadrons. Of particular interest is that John is one of a small number of pilots who has successfully ejected from their stricken aircraft. That is a story worth listening in for.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> By 2002 John was one of Australia’s most experienced fighter pilots and commanded all strike and fighter squadrons in Australia. On promotion to Air Vice-Marshal, John was appointed Air Commander Australia - the RAAF’s most senior operational commander.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> In 2005 he was attached to United States Central Command as director of all coalition air operations in the Middle East theatre.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><em style= "mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> “I feel the need, the need for speed!”</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "text-align: justify;