In 1970 My father served in Vietnam as a Sargent side gunner in 9 squadron while i was i below in a fire fight in 5 rar. He was always concerned that that i was ok

Thank you for your service and discussion Sir Barrett. My dad flew with RAAF 35 Sqdn Iroquois and Caribou in Nam' during the mid to late 60's. (Medical) Never had much to say about it. Thought we were on the wrong side. Retired as a reserve Group Captain in the 80's based at Williamstown. Thank you again Sir.

@R0d_1984

7 ай бұрын

"Thought we were on the wrong side" - So he thought we should have be on the side of the commies? Was he a freemason and/or Fabian Socialist?

@theChickenstones

7 ай бұрын

@@R0d_1984 Neither. he was a three war veteran plus understood actual history and the evil of the corrupt Diem regime. Do you ? He knew the Yanks would just escalate then run from the resulting disaster.

I believe Ralf Taylor was the poor guy who died in West Irian when his Huey crashed near Wamana airstrip. I was the co-Pilot of the Hercules that was sent up to bring the survivors back home. I never met Ralf, God bless him. After 4.5 years on Hercs I had 2.5 years in Air Force Recruiting & then 4.5 years flying the Hueys … 11 months of which was in the MFO Peacekeeping Force between Egypt and & Israel. I checked my flying log book & I don’t believe we ever flew together, but I’ve heard your name mentioned numerous times during my Military Years … always mentioned with admiration. All the very best Pete. Cheers !!! Jim Walley.

Hi guys. I flew the Huey for 4.5 years from about 1984 to 1988. While I absolutely loved that aircraft, she tried killing me 6 times. Still, she gave me more fun and satisfaction than any other aircraft ever has. I flew her all over Australia, PNG & the Sinai Desert while in the Peace Keeping Force between Israel and Egypt. I’ll always have extremely fond memories of this basic but beautiful old warbird. Cheers, Jim Walley

@raafdocumentaries

3 ай бұрын

Awesome Jim - if you have stories to tell, film/photos to share, I'd love for you to get in contact! matt@amaha.au

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Thanks Peter. Ive heard a couple of stories about the time my Grandad Bob Kendell spent in 9 squadron. I'm currently saving to have his records sent over from Canberra

Thank you for your service Peter

Hi again Pete. I was in 97 Pilots Course which was the official last Winjeel basic trainer course. 98 (Academy) Course started on the CT-4, but half way through their course they had to switch 98 course to the Winjeel due numerous teething problems with the CT-4. I believe 99 course were then the first all CT-4 course. Imagine the extra stress put on a Pilot Cadet when they changed your aircraft type halfway through your training !!! Such is life … but despite all the hardships, I still highly value my 12.5 years in the RAAF !!! Take care Pete.

Thanks for your story and your service Peter

9 squadron did short flights with high school cadets at greenbank, tear across the treetops doors open then go verticle...was so excellent.

Brilliant.

9 Squadron has been reformed Go the RAAF!

wonder if he knew spider ryder..my dad flew with spider in vietnam, one time spider got bet he couldnt get an iroquai upside down ,but hed done in vietnam with my old man in the back on guns..he went out and took one up over amberley and did a spiral loop, got grounded ...flew the most hours in service...yeah spider, legend..

@markbowman2890

11 ай бұрын

Spider Ryder was posted to Fairbairn, 5 SQN, in the early 1980's. I worked there maintaining the Iroquois he would have flown. One day out on the flight line, he asked me why our helicopters had the tail rotor on the left side of the boom. He knew why, he was just keeping me on my toes to make sure I was up to speed with my technical knowledge. Spider came with a reputation for his exceptional flying abilities and would say that he and one other pilot at 5SQN were the best pilots I saw during my 4 years there.

@chloewinkworthlizardqueen

11 ай бұрын

@@markbowman2890 thankyou so much, he really was revered in our house growin up, dads dogtrack got used to line up for touch n go practise at amberley... yeah spider ryder , true legend..

Good on ya old mate. 😎👍

@v8falconute46

9 ай бұрын

also very informative, our history needs to be preserved.

Nice

Hi Peter, just making contact. So good to hear of your life. Lisbeth (Hobart)

@lisbetheastoe2839

4 ай бұрын

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lol its always amazed me how much yanks are willing to cough up for a few slouch hats

FIGJAM

@raafdocumentaries

Жыл бұрын

Hi Gary - I saw you had tried to reply about your last comment on another video but I'd deleted the original comment. I understand you were not trying to be offensive but it could have been taken that way. It can be difficult to get people to open up about their history, it's very personal, and it's very exposing on a public forum like KZread. Some people have been extremely disrespectful to our servicemen (people who have given their best, as I'm sure you did in the RAAF), and I'm trying to be diligent to remove such comments - sorry if I was too quick to act on your comment. If you would like to talk about your experience as an airframe fitter - the space is open to you and happy to give you an interview.

@xaero76

11 ай бұрын

@@raafdocumentaries Good to know someone is taking care of that side of thing.... it is very important to have our Vets open up about their experiences so it can be passed on to later Generations of Australians, at the same time as you mentioned it can be very difficult for a number of reasons, at times they do not even talk to family members about their experiences, and it is very important to just let them talk on their own without being interrupted or lead on too as its been done here... so, great job with the interview! And most of all, our Vets need our Support and understanding... and thats why we need them to talk or open up, so we have a much better understanding and respect.... I live on a old WWII Aerodrome west of Ipswich, and this place does hold a lot of History... and I would often see the Iroquois / Hueys flying around here when I was a kid, same for F-111s, Mirage IIIs... in fact I will never forget the Squadron of Mirage IIIs in formation that screamed down the old runway at tree top level... now, that was a hell of thing! So, Thank you for doing this and Thank you Peter Barrett for your Service!... Much Respect!

Thank you for your service Peter