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Howard Morris’ Flying Log Book

Every entry transcribed from Howard’s five flying log books — civil training and instructing at Morris Air Service, Bankstown, Citizen Air Force Reserve training, and full-time RAAF service — searchable by date, aircraft type, registration or serial, pilot, or duty.

Last updated: 14/07/2026

Overview

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2,522:10
Total aeronautical experience
5
Flying log books, 1951–1963+
Entries transcribed so far

Transcription in progress: Log Book 1 (civil, 1951–57) and the early pages of Log Book 2 (CAF Reserve & RAAF, 1955–56) are complete below. Log Books 2–5 continue to be transcribed and will expand the database over time.

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Note: “LB” indicates which of the five physical log books each entry is transcribed from. Where an instructor or check pilot is shown in the Pilot column, Howard was flying dual under instruction; where “Howard R. Morris” appears in the Pilot column, he was pilot in command (solo or in command with a passenger).
Note on MSN column: The MSN (manufacturer’s serial/construction number) is supplementary information researched separately and added to this database — it does not appear in Howard’s original flying log books, which record only type and registration/serial. It is included because registrations and military serials are sometimes reused on different airframes over time, and the MSN is the one identifier that is never reassigned.
Gap in transcription: Log Book 3 currently begins at 12 September 1963. Earlier pages of this log book (covering the period immediately after Howard’s RAAF discharge and his start with the airline) have not yet been located/transcribed and will be added once copies are obtained.
Note on Role/Day-Night columns: From Log Book 3 onward, Howard’s civil flying log records hours by role and time of day (Dual, Co-Pilot, In Command × Day/Night) rather than naming a second pilot, so the Role and Day/Night columns are used instead of the Pilot/2nd Pilot fields for these entries. A small number of hour figures were difficult to read with certainty in the source photographs and are flagged in the notes for that entry.