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Air defence exercise at Darwin
Film
In a four day mock air war RAAF bombers and fighters attacked Darwin and the RAAF base which was defended by fighters, missiles and anti-aircraft guns. This item shows airborne troops parachuting from...F02731
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Australian Air Defence Regiment Battery Malaysia DPR/TV/584
Film
Maker: L'Estrange, Brian Edwin
Canberra jet bombers soon to be used in Vietnam were the "enemy" force in exercise "Kangaroo Hop" in Malaysia's northern Kedah State. Aim of the exercise was to practise gunners of the 110 Light Anti-...F03855
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Dr William (Bill) Stewart-Thomson, Wing Commander (ret), discusses his career in the RAF 1949 - 1968, including a period attached to RAAF, 1966-68, in an interview with Craig Tibbitts
Sound
Maker: Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny Stewart-Thomson, William MacKenzie Tibbitts, Craig
Whilst attached to the RAAF in 1966-68, Dr Stewart-Thomson was involved with organising aeromedical evacuations of troops from Vietnam. He participated in the medevac of 48 serious casualties from Vun...S05422
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Heffernan, Patrick George (Air Commodore, OBE, AFC, 8 Squadron, 4 Service Flying Trgn School RAAF, 27 Operational Trgn Unit RAF)
Manuscript
Maker: Heffernan, Patrick George
TWO AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL TYPESCRIPTS. "DUNTROON DAYS" (WITH A FORWARD BY GENERAL SIR JOHN WILTON), CHARTS THE LIFE OF A STAFF CADET BETWEEN 1925 AND 1928 AT RMC DUNTROON. "PILOT'S PROGRESS" CONTINUES THE ...MSS1372
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RAAF Darwin Exercise Code named 'High Mars'
Film
Maker: RAAF Public Relations
Elements of three RAAF, RAF and RNZAF moved to the newly operational RAAF base Tindal airfield, Darwin, for an exercise code-named "High Mars". The exercise was an air defence strike reconnaissance us...F02721
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RAF Phantoms in Malaysia (DPR RAAF stock shots)
Film
Malaysia circa late 1960s. Scenes of RAF Phantom fighters taking off and aerial shots in flight.F10378
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Sea rescue for RAAF nurses
Film
Four RAAF nursing sisters and three male medical orderlies from the RAAF hospital, Butterworth Malaya, participated in a realistic exercise in air-sea rescue as part of their training. Using a crash l...F02747
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77 Squadron returns from Butterworth (DPR RAAF stock shots)
Film
Maker: RAAF Public Relations
RAAF Butterworth, Malaysia 10 February 1969. [Roll 1] Inside flight line hut. Two 77 Squadron pilots in flying gear enter hut, walk to NCO in charge and inspect and sign flight authorization sheets. P...F10444
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Three power air war exercise at Darwin
Film
This RAAF PR/TV news item is a short coverage of various aspects in an exercise to test Darwin's defence system. RAAF, RAF and RNZAF took part in the exercise. RAF Vulcans and RNZAF Canberra out of Ti...F02755