Life on the Line [Series 4, Episode 101] Bob Hunter

Accession Number	AWM2020.1032.59
Collection type	Sound
Object type	Podcast
Physical description	digital audio file; wave
Maker	Hunter, Bob Lloyd, Alex Thistle Productions
Place made	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Turramurra
Date made	4 August 2020
Access	Open
Conflict	PNG [Bougainville] (TMG), 1997-1998 United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) 1948 -
Copyright	Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright
Copying Provisions	Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.

Description

Alex Lloyd interviews SAS veteran Bob Hunter. Podcast released 15 December 2020.

Episode descriptions from www.lifeonthelinepodcast.com: Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. The Season 4 finale is with Bob Hunter, a former Squadron Commander in the Special Air Service Regiment. Bob was in command the night of the 1996 Black Hawk disaster, where two helicopters collided, and 15 SASR and 3 Aviation Regiment soldiers lost their lives. Bob spoke to Alex Lloyd about his years with the Australian SAS, his Middle East and Bougainville deployments, and about SAS culture and leadership.

To hear more about the 1996 Black Hawk disaster, listen to SAS Leadership Vol II with Ben Pronk and Tim Curtis.

Bob was also featured in Season 4’s special holiday episode, Christmas on the Line Vol III.