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Wallaby Airlines | 35 Squadron | RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam

Cheap Charlie

Click Here to View Song Lyrics   Background: This song became famous among Australians in South Vietnam. There is hardly an Aussie who served there that did not know it, but these days most only remember the first verse. It is sung to the tune of “The Children’s Marching Song” (From the film, ‘The Inn…
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July 6, 2017 0

Mates

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July 6, 2017 0

WWII Tank – Found after 62 Years!

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July 6, 2017 0

SPARTAN WELCOME CEREMONY RICHMOND AUGUST 2015

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June 23, 2017 0

Ted Strugnell’s Story

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June 23, 2017 0

Virtual Tour of US Airforce Museum

Click on the link below to view: Virtual Tour of US Airforce Museum (May need to update Flash Player to view)


June 23, 2017 0

Type II Diabetes & Vietnam Veterans

From Grunt66 – I don’t know how many of you were in Nam but if you were and your hubby, lover etc was there and has Type II Diabetes, read these, or pass them on to someone you may know. US Veteran’s Type II Diabetes Information Diabetic Neuropathy Some links removed as they no longer…
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June 23, 2017 0

Salts, Blue Orchards and Us

There has always been rivalry between all three military services but as for me, I now wave a flag of truce as I reflect on days gone by in peace and war. There are so many memories, the reliable and beloved Huey helicopter, the seemingly vulnerable Spartan patrol boats and then of course those magnificent…
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June 18, 2017 0

The Origins of The Callsign “Wallaby” R.A.A.F. Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV) 1964

As the RAAF is planning to demob Caribous it is an appropriate time that the origins of “Wallaby” are explained. The like most tales of origins the name “Wallaby” Airlines was a combination of different events. To the best of my recollections this is how the nameless form; a name which later  became famous in…
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June 17, 2017 0