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RTFV 35 Sqn

RTFV 35 Squadron - History

 

Welcome to the RTFV 35 Squadron history page. If you have any information on the early years of RTFV-35 SQN,
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Timeline of conflict - At the end of the Vietnam war, the Vietnamese people had effectively been part of various conflicts for more than 100 years. Barry Petersen and his involvement with the Montagnard was only... Read more

 

THE Origins of the Callsign “Wallaby”
RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV) 1964
As the RAAF is planning to demob the Caribous it is an appropriate
time that the origins of “Wallaby” are explained...
Click here for more...

Honour Roll

RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam
& No. 35 Squadron RAAF

 

 

RAAF CARIBOU A4-171’s LAST FLIGHT: The only thing unusual about this Wallaby 006 mission on the 30th August 1967 was that an Australian army colonel, Colonel White, had made a request to be a passenger... Read on

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Early Days of 35 Squadron by Alf Boyd (foundation member)
35 Squadron was formed at Pearce RAAF Station on the 27th February 1942. Pearce is approximately 36 kilometres north east of Perth and still an RAAF base today and home for 77 and 79 Squadrons. Read more here...


 

Notes from the rear NEW!!
There were various types of pilot who flew the Caribous in Vietnam. A different set of rules from those back in Oz allowed for some individual creativity. Read the notes here...

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