Welcome to the RTFV 35 Squadron history page. If you have any information on the early years of RTFV-35 SQN,
please put it in an email to the webmaster.
Timeline of conflict – At the end of the Vietnam war, the Vietnamese people had effectively been part of various conflicts for more than 100 years. Barry Petersen and his involvement with the Montagnard was only… Read more
THE Origins of the Callsign “Wallaby”
RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV) 1964
As the RAAF is planning to demob the Caribous it is an appropriate
time
that the origins of “Wallaby” are explained…
Click here for more…
Honour Roll
RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam
& No. 35 Squadron RAAF
RAAF CARIBOU A4-171’s LAST FLIGHT: The only thing unusual about this Wallaby 006 mission on the 30th August 1967 was that an Australian army colonel, Colonel White, had made a request to be a passenger… Read on
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Early Days of 35 Squadron by Alf Boyd (foundation member)
35 Squadron was formed at Pearce RAAF Station on the 27th February 1942. Pearce is approximately 36 kilometres north east of Perth and still an RAAF base today and home for 77 and 79 Squadrons. Read more here…
Notes from the rear NEW!!
There were various types of pilot who flew the Caribous in Vietnam. A different set of rules from those back in Oz allowed for some individual creativity. Read the notes here…
Back in March, 1993, Geoff Hall wrote to the RSL asking permission for
RTFV-35Sqn to march under their own banner.
You can read a copy of the letter
HERE.
Deceased Members.
Click
HERE to
see the list of people who served with RTFV/35 Sqn and who have died
since the Squadron came home.
If you can add any names, or if we have a name on the
list and the person is still with us, please contact Sambo on
[email protected]
Ron McDonald flew Boomerangs during the Second World War
You can read
his story
HERE
Watch the
Caribous in Vietnam – Wallaby Airlines. See
HERE
35 Squadron,
Vung Tau, 1969.
HERE
First Caribou in Australia – see
HERE
World War 2 and Vietnam Era POR’s and OCR’s for 35 Sqn. Click
HERE
Click
HERE
to read the history of how, when and why
the Caribou was sent to Vietnam.
35
Sqn Laying up of the colours – Townsville 2009
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