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  • January 21, 2013 at 8:21 am in reply to: Caribou Main Gear #953544
    macca172
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    Dont forget if its a RAAF Caribou, they had a small piece of angle iron held onto the strut by sealastic, acted as a “heavy landing indicator” Heavy landing, angle iron gone!

    January 20, 2013 at 1:30 am in reply to: Old Aussie Air Force humour – jets, people and situations #955544
    macca172
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    Takes me back to my days in the RAAF when I served at Butterworth with 3 and 75SQN Mirages. Some of the cartoons are not that far from the truth!

    January 3, 2013 at 8:22 am in reply to: Bloodhound missile survivors #982618
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    Maybe a myth, however a story that got around about the ex RAAF Bloodhounds that were based in Darwin, if they were ever fired in a certain direct, the first stage booster rockets would have landed in the RAAF married quarter patch?

    November 16, 2012 at 8:57 am in reply to: History In A Couple of Weeks Time! #969454
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    I was in the RAAF at the time of the C130E retirement and was also based at Richmond. I can assure you than no C130E’s were put on static display( althought many wished one would have ended up as a gate guard). Some ended up as training aids(four frames from memory), one went to the RAAF Museum at Point Cook and the remaining seven went to sales. I am of the belief that one C130H will also be displayed at Point Cook.

    November 14, 2012 at 5:41 am in reply to: History In A Couple of Weeks Time! #972721
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    12 C130J’s and 6 C17’s with 10 C27’s on order!

    October 1, 2012 at 7:00 am in reply to: MOD disposal sales #1020913
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    Unless they are ex RAAF C130H’s and the Australian Government give them away, or in their spin doctoring talk “gifted”!

    October 1, 2012 at 7:00 am in reply to: MOD disposal sales #1033101
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    Unless they are ex RAAF C130H’s and the Australian Government give them away, or in their spin doctoring talk “gifted”!

    September 28, 2012 at 11:22 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2012 #1035514
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    What flying(airshow) is planned for May 2013 at Duxford, think about coming over once again during that period!

    Macca

    September 28, 2012 at 11:22 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2012 #1022606
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    What flying(airshow) is planned for May 2013 at Duxford, think about coming over once again during that period!

    Macca

    July 22, 2012 at 1:53 am in reply to: R J Mitchell's Wife #947273
    macca172
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    Keith, According to Wlkepedia, there are descendants of R.J Mitchell and his wife Florence, I’m sure that our UK friends on this forum would give you a good lead on them and the possibility of the photograph you seek. Also, have you been in contact with the RAF Museum Hendon, it maybe worth a try?

    June 27, 2012 at 9:34 am in reply to: RAAF 75SQN Mirage Movie #979293
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    The mighty Mirage, as we used to say when I was in the RAAF “it had the gliding capability of a crowbar”

    June 6, 2012 at 9:47 am in reply to: Replica WW2 medals #1846203
    macca172
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    Thanks for the responses, passed the info on!

    June 6, 2012 at 9:47 am in reply to: General Discussion #255970
    macca172
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    Thanks for the responses, passed the info on!

    March 17, 2012 at 5:46 am in reply to: WW2 funeral flight – Australia PM escorted #1028295
    macca172
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    Sorry guys I jumped the gun there, a quick bit of research and would have answered my own question, yes it is the same aircraft. I remember it being based at RAAF Richmond a few years ago when I was there!

    March 17, 2012 at 5:46 am in reply to: WW2 funeral flight – Australia PM escorted #1019466
    macca172
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    Sorry guys I jumped the gun there, a quick bit of research and would have answered my own question, yes it is the same aircraft. I remember it being based at RAAF Richmond a few years ago when I was there!

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