Phil Frawley is a human who was truly born to fly. As a young boy he spent countless hours building model airplanes and dreaming of the day when he would get to control an aircraft. Phil’s hard work, determination and perseverance finally paid off when, after five years as an aircraft technician, he was accepted into the Royal Australian Air Force 92 Pilots Course in July 1974.

49 1/2 years later, Phil is retired from the RAAF. He was a Squadron Leader at 76 Squadron flying the Hawk 127, retiring on 30th June 2018. Following this amazing career he was inducted into the Guinness World Records as having been the oldest active fighter pilot in history. Guinness World Record

Phil is also a qualified low-level demonstration pilot and has performed flight demonstrations for many years in various aircraft. He holds a civilian commercial pilots license with a civilian level two flying instructor rating.

Phil currently resides in the beautiful city of Newcastle with his wife Kerry.  Phil has been involved with the boat designed and built by Dave Warby for the world water speed record challenge, the boat is called Spirit of Australia II and Phil is the crew chief looking after all aspects to do with testing and preparing the boat for the challenge.  He has also recently been appointed President of the Merewether Hamilton Adamstown RSL Sub-Branch a role he thoroughly enjoys as looking after veterans is a real privilege for him. Phil also regularly updates his blog where he shares experiences and personal stories from his aviation career.