Launceston pilot Kevin Swiggs has some stories to tell

Updated June 17 2017 - 3:57pm, first published 9:00am
LAST CENTURY: A photo taken in 1995 of a Piper Mohave, used by the RFDS. Picture: Supplied
LAST CENTURY: A photo taken in 1995 of a Piper Mohave, used by the RFDS. Picture: Supplied

After clocking up 47 years and 31,700 hours in the cockpit, Launceston pilot Kevin Swiggs has some stories to tell, as CARLY DOLAN discovers.

Launceston's Kevin Swiggs was a pilot for 47 years, flying all over Tasmania, Australia, and to Asia. Picture: Supplied
Launceston's Kevin Swiggs was a pilot for 47 years, flying all over Tasmania, Australia, and to Asia. Picture: Supplied

Kevin Swiggs remembers well the fierce thunderstorms one Christmas Eve about 40 years ago.

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