by Admin | Jan 21, 2022 | 9SQN Second Era, Australian Army
During the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966 two No. 9 Squadron Iroquois flown by Flight Lieutenants Cliff Dohle and Frank Riley completed a hazardous mission to resupply D Company, 6 RAR which was heavily outnumbered and running dangerously low on ammunition. The...
by Admin | Jan 15, 2021 | 9SQN Vietnam, Australian Army
SAS and No. 9 SQN RAAF SVN This is an extract from Episode 3, Phantoms of The Jungle, a documentary produced around 2014 about the ASASR in South Vietnam. The extract record what past CO No. 9 SQN RAAF SVN, WGCDR John Paule DSO AFC, and past SAS members stated: ...
by Admin | Jan 14, 2021 | 9SQN, 9SQN Vietnam, Australian Army
Of all those sent to Vietnam eleven members of the Australian Army carried out their allotted tasks without a word of complaint, which was all the more commendable considering they could not return home when their tour of duty ended. These veterans were, of course,...