Missing RANHFV Members

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Can you help us locate the following members of the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam? If so, please use the “Contact Us” box at the foot of the page.  Their Flight number is included in brackets.
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Hawkins, Raymond Basil (2)
Homer, Raymond Harold (1)
Jones, Raymond Marshall (1)
Mills, Francis John (3)
Morris, Garrie David (3)
Terrell, Graham Victor (3)
Varley, David Nelson (1)
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Mystery Photo No. 14 Answer

Mystery Photograph No 14 was kindly supplied by Phil Thompson

The above photograph shows a small RN biplane landing on an aircraft carrier.  Can you tell:

What type of aircraft is it? (easy question)

What the name of the aircraft carrier is? (ditto)

The name of the Australian FAA pilot aboard, and

What marked it as a special occasion? 

The (almost) correct answer was […]

HC723 Rescues Squirrels

HMAS Albatross personnel make mercy dash to Antarctica
By Dallas McMaugh, SOUTH COAST REGISTERMarch 23, 2016, 10:50 a.m.

 ​THREE navy maintainers from 723 Squadron at HMAS Albatross have undertaken a rescue mission in Antarctica.However, the trio, Leading Seamen Aviation Technician Aircraft Jodie Khan and Tim Graham and Petty Officer Aviation Technician Aircraft Mark Anderson, didn’t have to rescue stranded personnel. Instead it was […]

WA Remembrance Day Photographs

Here are some photographs from the Mandurah Remembrance Day, supplied by WA Division.  As it turned out, the WRANS Association were having their annual gathering at Mandurah this year. Half the girls in the group had served at Albatross – names too numerous to mention.

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Picture 1:  Lovely Ladies: the local WRANS’ gathering at Mandurah 2015

Picture 2: Skinhead, Phyllis, Donc and […]

Snippet of History 2: Wessex Salvage

Photos of a downbird team recovering a Wessex from Pigeon House mountain in 1978.  Any further detail on the time and people involved would be welcome.

(Click on images to enlarge)

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A4-N Delivered to Discovery Air Defence Services

The latest A-4N arrives at Wittmund – Combat Aircraft Monthly Magazine – July 2015.

The latest McDonnell Douglas A-4N for Discovery Air Defence Services arrived at Wittmund air base in northern Germany on May 11, 2015. Wearing the Canadian civil registration C-FGZS, serial 337 (BuNo 158730, c/n 14377) used the call sign ‘Dadio 22’ for the flight from Phoenix, Arizona to […]

RANHFV UH-1 Gunships – Photos and Paint specs

WANTED:  Photos of Vietnam Flight UH-1 Gunships and Paint Specs

The RAN Historic Flight are after colour photos and paint specifications of the UH1 Gunships used by the RANHFV with the 135th. We are going to paint 893 up in these colours in honour and memory of all the RANHFV guys who served there.

Please contact Greg Morris from the Historic Flight […]

A4G Skyhawk History

A4G Skyhawk history page – edited by Phil Thompson here […]