RAAF 9 Squadron
Albatross to Black Hawk:
A Historical Record
Interview with Colin Miller
FULL INTERVIEW
Recovery of Army Sioux Helicopter | Cape York | July 1973
On 13 July 1973 an Australian Army Sioux helicopter, A1-726, was recovered from a swamp ‘well west' of Cooktown near the west coast of the Cape York peninsula - probably somewhere between Edward River, Pormpuraaw, and Kowanyama. The recovery aircraft was RAAF UH-1H...
Interviews with John ‘JT’ Thynne
Interviews with Geoff Vidal RAN
Interviews with Graham Dutton
Interviews with Doug ‘Strawb’ Ellis
REFLECTIONS OF MY SOUTH VIETNAM TOUR 13 MAY 1969-13 MAY 1970 CHRIS BEATTY DFC, AFC
I graduated from No 64 Pilots Course in February 1968 one of 21 new RAAF pilots. Eleven of us were subsequently posted to No 5 Squadron to fly the UH-1B Iroquois helicopter. By May the following year we had all been posted to No 9 Squadron South Vietnam on active...
9SQN RAAF OPERATIONS IN VIETNAM
This note was written in October 2000 describing one junior ex 9 SQN pilot’s memories of 9 Squadron RAAF in Vietnam from March 1970 to May 1971. Please forward any corrections, additions, and comment, to either the Secretary or President of the 9 Squadron RAAF...
9 SQN RAAF, Mediterranean, 1941
[Main image: German paratroops landing on Crete from Junkers 52 transports, 20 May 1941.] 9 Squadron Seagull aircraft and crews were involved early in WWII deployed on the RAN cruisers HMAS Australia, Perth, and Sydney, in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The first...
Interviews with Bob Redman
Huey Support in Vietnam
HUEY SUPPORT IN VIETNAM – AVM EM WELLER, AM (RAAF RETIRED) – PRESENTATION TO CONFERENCE ‘CHOPPERS, HELICOPTERS AND THE WAR IN VIETNAM’ – MILITARY HISTORY AND HERITAGE VICTORIA INC – 20TH APRIL 2013 At the outset, I need to qualify this article to the extent that it is...
BRIEF HISTORY OF No 9 SQUADRON RAAF AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE IN VIETNAM
‘Mac' Weller wrote the summary of 9SQN maintenance in Vietnam in late 1971. Mac was posted out of the squadron after his 12 month tour late Nov 71 and the Armament Officer, FLTLT John Payne, returned to Australia with the squadron aircraft on HMAS Sydney. (John was...
First RAAF Wounded in Vietnam
Throughout their time in Vietnam, the crew of 9 Squadron would come under enemy fire time and time again, and this would only increase in likelihood as the war went on. However, during the initial days of the conflict, many pilots and crewmen were not yet exposed to...
New Hueys arrive for 9 Squadron, October 29, 1962
Since its reformation in the early 1960s, the crew of 9 Squadron had trained on and eventually operated the newly purchased Bell UH-1 Iroquis. Following a government order for eight of the new helicopters in April 1961, an RAAF crew were sent to train on the aircraft....
7 November 1967
Caribou transport aircraft of No 35 Squadron, RAAF supported by Iroquois helicopters of No 9 Squadron RAAF rushed urgently needed supplies to the First Australian Task Force who were on a search and destroy operation aimed at Viet Cong logistics in Phuoc Tuy Province....
9 Squadron gets the Black Hawk
After many years of operating the UH-1 Iroquis, it was decided that a new helicopter was needed for the modern era. One of the squadrons with the privilege of taking part in this new adoption process was No. 9 Squadron. In February of 1988, the squadron began to train...
28 July 1967
Iroquois helicopters of No.9 Squadron RAAF have been busy in support of ground troops in Phuoc Tuy Province South Vietnam. A field HQ was set up near the district capital of Xuyen Moc (pronounced Swan Mok) to plan missions in operations against the Viet Cong. An...
June 1969
Bushranger helicopter gunship being rearmed before flight. People Identified in this video: Wing Commander John Paule at 03:02:10 Source: Australian War Memorial 4251404
1970 RAAF helicopters in Vietnam
Luscombe Airfield, Nui Dat, South Vietnam, 1970. Aerial of formations of Iroquois helicopters of No. 9 Squadron RAAF, rotors idling on runway. Iroquois take off. Air to air shots of formation of Iroquois, Iroquois streaming smoke. Iroquois fly over Vung Tau. Ground...
Return of No. 9 Squadron to Amberly December 1971
It had been decided that from November 1970 onwards, a full Australian withdrawal would commence. Over the following twelve months, Australian forces were given the long task of packing up and moving out of Vietnam. Despite this, heavy fighting continued across the...
Medical evacuation by helicopters in Vietnam 7 August 1969
While the UH-1 Iroquis has become a symbol of the Vietnam conflict, often seen in footage providing close air support or transporting soldiers from one location to the next, it is perhaps best remembered for its role in saving lives. Throughout their time in Vietnam,...