RAAF CARIBOU
A4 – 193
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AIRCRAFT |
ARRIVAL DATE |
CURRENT STATUS |
NOTES |
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A4-193 |
July 1964 |
Written Off |
21 Jun 1964 Accepted from De Havilland (Call sign VH-JMM)
Aug 1964 Departed Toronto for RAAF Richmond, this aircraft was abruptly halted at Butterworth and sent to Vietnam, arriving Aug 1964.
Aug 1964 Assigned to RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV)
1 Jul 1966 Assigned to 35 Squadron and stationed in Vietnam until 29 Mar 1970
29 Mar 1970 Destroyed on ground by mortar fire at That Son, RVN
Last reported ?
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OTHER NOTES: (Ref www.adf-serials.com)
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Issued to Butterworth 30 July 1964 and then to RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam on the 17 July 1964.
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Served with RTFV/35 Sqn in Vietnam from 17 July 1964 - March 1970.
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On 12 March 1965 a sniper destroyed port engine with one shot. The aircraft continued takeoff on one engine and was recovered to Da Nang.
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A4-193 was sent to Air Vietnam 10 November 1965 for servicing.
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RTFV renamed 35 Sqn 01 June 1966.
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Again A4-193 was sent to Air Vietnam for servicing on the 02 August 1967.
- Destroyed on the 29 March 1970 at That Son Vietnam, by a mortar attack with engines running on the ground. Crew of A4-193 was FLGOFF Bert Milne (Pilot), PLTOFF Mike Calvert (Co-Pilot), CPL Church, LAC Liang. Crew of the rescue vehicle was Alan Runfeldt (driver).
