Hi Everyone, We have been contacted by Wayne Buser from USA. He has asked for some help from 35 Squadron. He has a web site about the de Havilland Caribou and Buffalo aircraft www.dhc4and5.org. And also a section on the RAAF Caribous – have a look when you get a chance: http://www.dhc4and5.org/http://www.dhc4and5.org/Caribou_Photos.html Wayne has added 11…
Read more
Hello John, Thank you for sending that report to me. It makes for interesting reading. It also records, (rightfully so) that the last 12 to 18 months were probably the most difficult for the squadron and its maintenance. It was in early October 1971 that the squadron moved out of the “Kanga Pad” and…
Read more
Click on the link below to view: Virtual Tour of US Airforce Museum (May need to update Flash Player to view)
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…
Read more
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…
Read more