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15-07-2008, 09:51 AM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne. OZ.
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You're Top Poster: #68   |  This is a site that is worthwhile looking at. As usual the OZ powers that be are reluctant to recognise outstanding service. What is up with our Pollies? cooper Hope you think it's worthwhile. Cheers  |
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16-07-2008, 12:01 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Outer reaches, Melbourne, Victoria
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You're Top Poster: #2 | Excellent link, GW. I was aware of Cooper's service but not the extent of it. Am trying to place the Spit Mk XIV he owned as well!
__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp  Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. |
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16-07-2008, 09:41 AM
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| Άρης  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Terra something or other
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You're Top Poster: #1  | Quote:
warbirdregistry.org - A Warbirds Resource Group Site - Supermarine Spitfire A few pics of the restoration project: Warbirdz Aviation Photography
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17-07-2008, 12:11 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Outer reaches, Melbourne, Victoria
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You're Top Poster: #2 | Ah, the Randal MacFarlane bird. Have seen mention of it on Warbirdz. He recently flew an A-26 from the US to Oz and plans to repaint her in Korean War colours with appropriate noseart.
__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. |
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19-07-2008, 12:31 AM
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You're Top Poster: #7 | I have been watching this thread for a while and have decided to add to it. During my service in the U. S. Army I did a tour in Vietnam from June '69 to June'70. I was in an aviation unit at Phu Loi and was a crew chief/door gunner on Hueys and Chinooks. On my off duty hours I used to run the camp's movie projector. I had to sign for said projector on a weekly basis from another unit at Ben Hoa airbase which is just outside of Saigon, a 20 mile trip. This was a real pain as I had to physically take the projector with me, sign for it and take it back again. No mean feat as it was the size of a small suitcase and weighed a bunch. However this was alleviated by the fact that I had a whole day to enjoy all that Saigon had to offer! During one of my trips I befriended an Army photographer and swapped with him an AK 47 for some 200 official U.S. Army photographs. Some of these are of Australians and I include them here. I only saw Australians once when I was in Vietnam and that was in a bar at Ton Sun Nut. |
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19-07-2008, 12:37 AM
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You're Top Poster: #7 | These first three photographs are of members of the 3rd. Calvary Regiment, 1st. Australian Task Force. The photographs were taken 10 miles south of Ben Glia on 6th. August 1969.   http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...alianapc-1.jpg |
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