Royal
Australian Air Force
Caribou (DHC-4)
Page 14-B
Page last undated June 14, 2010
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More of Wal Nelowkin great RAAF Photos |
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Wal got these photos of dismantled A4-140 on March 14, 2010 at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) Annex in Mitchell ACT. It will remain there for the present time. |
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No 478 Maintenance Squadron, RAAF Butterworth, Malaysia had a Commanding Officers 'Change of Command' parade on 16 June 1981. Aircraft maintained by the Squadron were used as a backdrop to a Squadron Photo taken that day. The aircraft included A4-199 operated by Transport Support Flight (TSF). Photos include SAR UH-1H A2-509, Mirage IIIO A3-38 and Mirage IIID A3-103. |
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The 4 photos below were taken by Squadron leader Bob (Rags) Redman, OIC Transport Support Flight 1981/2. The Flight operated two Caribous, mainly for SAR and Head of Mission Tours in Malaysia and neighbouring countries, including Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The Flight's two UH-1H Iroquois helicopters provided SAR for the Base (including Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aircraft.) The RAAF operated two Squadrons of Mirages (3 Squadron and 75 Squadron) at Butterworth at the time, in support of the Integrated Air Defence System (IADS), as part of the regional Five Power Defence Arrangement. |
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A4-204 photos taken at dawn February 10, 1982 on Manado airfield in Indonesia - volcano in the background. Crew - S/L Rags Redman, F/O Julian Bowditch, SGT Charlie Ramsay, Ken McGowan, Nigel Vonberg (steward). We were transporting the then Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Rawdon Dalrymple & party. |
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Photos of A4-204 taken at dawn March 2, 1982 on Baguio airfield in The Philippines. Crew S/L Bob "Rags" Redman, F/O Rohan Sharples, SGT Al Pickering, Greg Caroll, Pete Guetjes. We were transporting the then Australian Ambassador to The Philippines, Richard Woolcott & party. (Photo taken by Bob (Rags) Redman) |
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No 478 Maintenance Squadron, RAAF Butterworth, Malaysia had a Commanding Officers 'Change of Command' Parade on 16 June 1981. Aircraft maintained by the Squadron were used as a backdrop to a Squadron Photo taken that day. The aircraft included A4-199 operated by Transport Support Flight (TSF). This B&W photo shows the personnel of General Aircraft Maintenance Section (GAMS) in front of A4-199 (and UH-1H A2-509) on that day. GAMS maintained the Caribous and Hueys, and 'Turned Around' visiting aircraft, including twice-weekly C-130s and Fortnightly Boeing 707 Charters from Australia. The Officer In Charge (OIC GAMS) is Flight Lieutenant Charlie Walford (fifth from right, front row). (photographer unknown). |
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'RAAF Official' Air-Air photo (top view) of A4-204 (operated by TSF) in 1981 (photographer unknown), taken over Malaysian country-side. I believe the photo was taken by Base Photo Section at RAAF Butterworth. They sold copies of aircraft photos to subsidise their Social Club funds. |
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<<< Air-Air RAAF Official
photo (Photographer Unknown) of A4-285 (opearated by 38 Squadron)
probably taken near RAAF Base Richmond NSW.
>>> Top view of Unidentified Caribou operated by Transport Support Flight RAAF Base Butterworth, Malaysia. Wal took this photo with a Pentax with 5x telephoto lens, during a Base Air Display on 30 Apr 1981. |
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<<< A4-235, A4-164, A4-179
and A4-228 at RAAF base Townsville, Queensland on August 1, 1983 >>> A4-208 in Red Sand Central Australian Desert camouflage taken at the Bi-Centennial Air Show at RAAF Base Richmond, NSW on October 13, 1988. |
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| A4-208 in Red Sand Central Australian Desert camouflage taken at the Canberra Air Pageant on March 13, 1988. Along with 208 is a Tiger Moth, a Royal Australian Navy Dakota N2-90 and the tail of A4-225. |
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<<< Unidentified Caribou taken at dusk at the
1997 Avalon Air Show, Victoria on February 21, 1997 >>> A4-225 in flight demonstration in Canberra on March 13, 1988 |
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| A4-159 (cn # 159) in yellow/sand/light green and black camouflage. Taken during the Bi-Centennial Air Show at RAAF Base Richmond NSW (new South Wales) on October 13, 1988 |
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A4-299 (cn # 299) at Cooma NSW during the "Snow Opening Air Show" on May 11, 1986. Cooma is the gateway to the New South Wales Snow Area. |
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<<< Probably A4-140 at the RAAF Base
Laverton Victoria Air Show on September 20, 1964. (Delivered new to
the RAAF in March 1964) >>> A4-152 (cn # 152) in sand/green camouflage at the RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW on August 15, 1984 after a 1.4 hour flight from Canberra |
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