• RAAF Airman Aircrew ~ Simply The Best ....
  • Boeing Globemaster C17-A ~ 36 Squadron ....
  • Alenia Spartan C-27J ~ 35 Squadron ....
  • Airbus A330 ~ 33 Squadron ....
  • Boeing 707-338C ~ 33 Squadron ....
  • Boeing E-7A Hawkeye ~ 2 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130J ~ 37 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130H ~ 36 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130E ~ 37 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130A ~ 36 Squadron ....
  • Pacific Aerospace CT4 ~ 1 Flying Training School ....
  • Bombardia Challenger CL604 ~ 34 Squadron ....
  • Beechcraft King Air 350 ~ 32 Squadron ....
  • BAC1-11 ~ 34 Squadron ....
  • Boeing 737 ~ 34 Squadron ....
  • Bell Iroquois UH-1H ~ 9 Squadron ....
  • De Havilland Caribou DHC-4 ~ 38 Squadron ....
  • Boeing Chinook CH-47 ~ 12 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Orion P3 ~ 11 Squadron ....
  • Sikorski Blackhawk UH-60 ~ 9 Squadron ....
  • Douglas DC3 ~ Aircraft Research and Development Unit ....
  • Pilatus PC9 ~ 2 Flying Training School ....
  • Aermacchi MB-326H ~ Roulettes ....

Wayne Kerin Dennis, A111591, Loadmaster / Flight Engineer

Nickname: ′Ruff′.
Address: 88 Mickleham Road.
City: TULLAMARINE  VIC  3043.
Phone: 03 9335 4080.
Mobile: 0427 194 040.
Email: wayne@dennis.net.au
Service Number: A111591.
Aircrew Position: Flight Engineer.
Mustering Prior: Engine Fitter.
Squadrons/Units:
  • 38 Squadron.
  • 35 Squadron.
  • Transport Support Flight Butterworth
  • 37 Squadron Flight Engineer
  • 122 Squadron Republic of Singapore Air Force (C-130B, C-130H).
Aircraft Crewed:
  • Dakota C47.
  • De Havilland Caribou DHC-4 .
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130E, B and H Models.
  • Boeing 727 (TAA).
  • Boeing 707 338C (RAAF & Dubai Airwing).
Decorations:
Courses:
Interests: Following discharge from the RAAF in 1981, Ruff flew with Cargomasters on the L382G (L100-30) until Alaska International Air wound-up the company in 1983.  He then flew with Air Niugini as a flight engineer on B707′s, and in 1986, Ruff completed ground school for the A300 and was awaiting simulator training when Ansett offered him a B727 flight engineer position, which he accepted. Touring with his wife in their motorhome chasing the ever elusive fish.
Other: Ruff was a check flight engineer on the B767′s for some 18 months before the company folded, and when flight engineer positions were no longer available, Ruff took a redundancy rather than a ground position.  He then formed his own company, and some time later, was approached by Ansett Maintenance Development to assist in engineering compliance for the B767′s.

Although Ruff never flew on the C-130As, it is interesting to note that he was the flight engineer on the first ′A′ Model to leave Laverton in 1983.  Fellow flight engineer, Jack Reilly, gave Ruff a flight manual and showed him how to get the engines running.  After all, Ruff did hold a FAA flight engineer′s licence for turboprops at the time.  Ruff is now working part-time for a business importing and exporting brake parts for trucks, mining and industrial machinery.  Vietnam Service record.