Interviews | Australian Military Aviation History

Life of a Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot | Oskar Ziesig

Nov 27, 2025 | Biographies, Interviews, Other Military Aviation, World War 2

Oskar Ziesig, born in 1919 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany near Essen, recounts his life and career as a Luftwaffe pilot during World War 2 in this August 13, 2004 interview conducted in Australia. Interview with Oskar Ziesig, 13th August 2004, Australians at War...

Don Pollock talks about Caribous in Vietnam

Jan 31, 2025 | Interviews

Don Pollock (retired RAAF Wing Commander), in 1964, joined the first RAAF contingent to Vietnam on Caribous. He has some tales to tell about those early days in Vietnam. A lot of “by the seat of your pants get the job done”, short or almost non existent runways,...