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An initiative by RAAFA NSW to capture the recollections and experiences of both retired and serving Air Force personnel

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47:07

Warrant Officer Ken Robertson OAM. One of the Warrant...

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2022/01/11

INTRODUCING WARRANT OFFICER KEN ROBERTSON, OAM Meet Warrant Officer Ken Robertson, OAM. Ken enlisted into the Royal Australian Air Force in 1995 from Western Australia as a Personnel Capability Specialist. Warrant Officers have a very important role in the Air Force as they are the catalyst for communication across all ranks and officers. Ken’s career has exemplified that role. During his career in the Air Force, Ken Robertson has had many diverse roles. He has been an Administrator, a Weapons

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41:55

Wing Commander (ret) Sandy Main. The Challenging,...

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2022/01/10

Sandy Main has unique experiences on Helicopters from Vietnam to Papua New Guinea and then with the Royal Malaysian Air Force. He did 2 tours with the United Nations on Helicopters He was also involved with the introduction of the Black Hawk into the Australian Army. He finally flew choppers commercially. Sandy Main joined the RAAF as a pilot in 1968 and was posted to fly Iroquois (Hueys) at 5 Squadron. In 1969, was posted to 9 Squadron Vietnam flying mostly Gunships. Vietnam was a big and

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45:29

Wing Commander (ret) Jack Lynch MBE. A Life of Front...

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2022/01/03

JACK LYNCH, MBE, Wing Commander (Ret) Jack Lynch a Fighter Pilot, Huey Gunship pilot, RF 4C Phantom and F111 pilot, and Aviation Services business owner. A life of aviation with many sometimes dangerous, always exciting, challenges but also with a lot of job satisfaction. In the Australian Air Force, Jack operationally flew: · Iroquois helicopters (1 year in Vietnam, mainly on gunships); · Sabre and Mirage jet fighters; · RF 4C Phantom jets with the United States Air Force;

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43:58

“Dick” Cresswell DFC - 1920 to 2006. WW2 and Korean...

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2021/12/28

RICHARD “Dick” CRESSWELL DFC - 1920 to 2006. Fighter Pilot. Dick, was a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force. He held command of No. 77 (Fighter) Squadron during World War II and again during the Korean War. He was credited with being the first RAAF pilot to shoot down enemy aircraft at night over Australian soil, The only person to serve as Commanding Officer of an RAAF Squadron on 3 occasions during wartime, The first person to lead a jet-equipped Australian squadron in combat. His

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35:21

Wing Commander (retired) Ken Mitchell, DFC. He flew...

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2021/12/13

Wing Commander (retired) Ken Mitchell, DFC. He flew Big Beasts, Fast Beasts and Slower Little Beasts Ken kicked off his Air Force Career flying Lincolns, Dakotas and Neptunes. He then totally changed his flying career when he was posted to Fighters. This included flying Sabres in Malaysia during Indonesian Confrontation and in Ubon, Thailand during the Vietnam War. He then completed a tour on Mirages at 76 Squadron. In 1968, he was posted to Vietnam as a Forward Air Controller returning to fly

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40:44

Wing Commander Ruth Taylor: an extraordinary life in...

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2021/11/29

Ruth Taylor, Wing Commander (ret) has lived a very different life to most. She has travelled the World succeeding in many challenges, taken on a role in, at that time, a male dominated Australian Air Force, flown frequently in fast jets, escorted Royalty, been promoted to Senior Rank, worked closely with the, at that time, Chief of the Air Force and mixed up in all these challenges, been a Mum. Later in her career, Ruth filled the position of Special Projects Officer in the Office of the Chief of

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56:07

David Robson. Fighter Pilot, Vietnam Veteran, Test...

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2021/11/13

Wing Commander (retired) David Robson David was born in1944 in suburban London. Kept in a crate under the kitchen table when the ‘Doodlebugs’ were overhead. He was left with a visual memory of the Spitfires and later revelled in the stories of the fighter pilots. His family migrated to Australia in 1950. He loved Comics and radio serials - Biggles, Hop Harrigan and made Balsa models With his family, he returned to UK in 1958. He attended the Farnborough Air Show and watched 111 Squadron flying

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41:35

Richard Kelloway‘s Adventures: Sabres, Mirages,...

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2021/10/30

Group Captain RICHARD NEIL KELLOWAY AM Richard on his entry into the RAAF flew fighters, both Sabre and Mirage. In October 1968, he was posted to Vietnam as a Forward Air Controller with the United States Air Force flying the O-1 Birddog. After further time flying Mirages in Butterworth and then Flying Instruction, he was posted the 442nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, USAF, Nellis Air Force Base on F-111As. Following this, he became an F-111C, Aircrew Instructor at Amberley. He then completed RAAF

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37:30

Bert Milne. ”its just the way your Mum puts your hat...

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2021/10/17

Bert Milne has had a very adventurous life from growing up in Manangatang where he lived and worked on the family wheat/sheep property to flying Caribou Tactical Transport in Vietnam, where he had a major incident, to flying large jets with Qantas. He was introduced to love of flying through his father who prior to taking up farming served in the Middle East in W.W.2 as an Aircraft Engineer. His Engineers licence number was 773. His Pilots licence issued in October 1929 was Number 395. In summary

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37:21

David Pietsch AM. Fighter Pilot: Sabre. Mirage. F18.

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2021/10/03

Welcome to Air Commodore Dave Pietsch (retired) AM David Pietsch joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1969. As a fighter pilot he flew the Sabre and Mirage prior to a tour as a flying instructor. He was subsequently one of the first RAAF pilots to undergo F/A-18 training in the United States. In 1990 he was appointed Commanding Officer of No 3 Squadron operating the F/A-18. He then had senior Defence roles included Command of 81 Wing, Command of Surveillance and Control Group and senior

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34:52

Ken Semmler - Happy RAAF Veteran of Many Adventures, ...

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2021/09/19

Introducing Ken Semmler - Fighter Pilot, Vietnam Veteran and Aid De Comp. Ken says he had10 happy years in the RAAF from 1963 to 1973. Initially, after training, he was on Sabres at Williamtown. He spent time in Darwin during Indonesian Confrontation before being posted to Mirages. Ken then participated in Operation Fast Caravan flying Mirages from Williamtown to Butterworth in 1967. As an aside, in RAAF Base Butterworth and in Singapore, he had great experiences as ‘gear and flap’ man with

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39:06

Bruce Mouatt. Fighter Combat Instructor and Bronco...

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2021/09/07

GROUP CAPTAIN (retired) BRUCE MOUATT Fighter Pilot, Vietnam Veteran, Fighter Combat Instructor. In 68/69, Bruce flew Sabres operationally in Butterworth, Malaysia and in Ubon, Thailand. In 1969, he transferred to Mirages at Williamtown and also trained as a Forward Air Controller. As a result, in 1971, Bruce was posted to Vietnam as a Forward Air Controller flying OV10 Broncos. Returning to flying duties on Mirages, Bruce was posted to the UK for a Weapons Course followed by a Fighter Combat

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29:04

The Life of Norm Goodall. Fighters, Gunships, Around...

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2021/08/22

Introducing Wing Commander (retired) Norm Goodall Norm went solo at 16 years old and 10 days which was the youngest pilot in Australia at that time. In 1962 , Norm joined the RAAF, graduated as a pilot and was posted to Williamtown on Fighters. He was then attached to No 77 Squadron in Malaysia in 1964 during Confrontation. In 1965 he started flying Mirages. A highlight of which was participating in 1967 “Operation Fast Caravan” . He went to Vietnam in 1970 as a Flight Commander with Huey

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19:04

Flight Sergeant Marion Hamilton: Loves an Adventure...

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2021/08/09

Flight Sergeant Marion Hamilton is a Communications and Information’s Systems Operator, now known as Network Technician. Throughout her career, Flight Sergeant Hamilton has enjoyed a number of exciting and challenging roles and has been fortunate to have deployed on multiple operations abroad including one to the Middle East where she was responsible for providing technical support to the deployed elements throughout the Middle East. She has developed significant experience in the Combat Support

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29:01

SGT Paul Gallaway. Air Force Enthusiast and...

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2021/07/25

SGT Paul Gallaway. Air Force Enthusiast and Motivated Technician Paul joined the Air Force 1996 after working in the horse, cattle and transport industries and a copper refinery. Paul became a qualified Aircraft Life Support Fitter. He then worked on C 130 Hercules before moving onto the Boeing 707. Paul had a very interesting outcome when he volunteered for a Search and Rescue mission to try and find survivors from a sailing boat off the north of Australia. He says he enjoyed working on the B

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29:50

Phil Frawley. Guinness World Records: Oldest Active...

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2021/07/12

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. 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 inducted into the Guinness World Records as having been the oldest active fighter pilot in history. Phil is also a qualified low-level

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31:21

My Life, My Air Force. Bernie Nebenfuhr

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2021/06/29

Joined the RAAF in Feb 1980 and trained as an Education Assistant. After a posting to Officer Training School, he deployed to SINAI Desert with the Multi Force Observers in 1983. Sailed around the Greek Islands with a boatload of Kiwis. He then had a series of postings: 3 Control and Reporting Unit, 481 Maintenance Squadron, Amberley, School of Languages and Training Command. In 1995, Bernie was commissioned to Flying Officer rank and had a series of Administrative Officer postings. He again

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34:45

Fortunate Life. Steve Low. AM Fighter Pilot,...

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2021/06/15

Steve Low AM Wing Commander (ret). Steve wrote some background for us so I will use his words to introduce him. Aged 19 years, our pilots course at RAAF Pearce would do all our training on the newly acquired Macchi jet. It was very exciting strapping into the front seat on my first flight in full flight gear (G suit, helmet, oxy mask and life jacket). It was great fun for a kid almost straight out of school. The flying course was demanding and went at a pace that kept you studying and learning

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51:40

Barry Kelly. Highlights of a life: F18 Hornets , US...

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2021/06/07

Listen to Barry relates his stories about Mirage Fighters, and as a Fighter Combat Instructor, Capture his life as on F18 Hornets with carrier qualifications at Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-125, also known as the "Rough Raiders" based at Naval Air Station Lemoore. And then Exchange duties at Marine Corp Air Station El Toro, California. Listen to his reflections on being a RAAF Hornet low level display pilot. Then a change of pace as he flies with Cathay Pacific Airways in Hong Kong. And finally,

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23:27

Bronwyn Marchant - Public Affairs Office, Air Combat...

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2021/05/25

Bronwyn Marchant - Public Affairs Office, Air Combat Group Bronwyn gives a motivating account of being new to the Australian Air Force and being an Air Combat Group Public Affairs Officer. Bronwyn grew up in the small town of Bungendore, NSW. then a largely agricultural community. She attended school/college in Canberra, ACT, graduating in 2011. After graduating college, she attended the University of Canberra for two years studying Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Finance. At the time she was also

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