de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou RAAF A4-208 "Gravel Truck"
Delivered to RAAF 11/64.
Served with 35 Sqn in Vietnam 06/1965 - 02/1972.
On Friday 30/07/67, Caribou A4-208 was hit by two rounds of .30 calibre automatic weapon fire at an altitude of 1500 feet during descent for landing at Dak Seang Airfield, South Vietnam. One round hit and cut the aircraft's rudder cable, while the second round struck the fuselage aft roundel, side unknown. This section of the fuselage was removed from A4-208 as part of damage battle repair and is now held by the Australian War Memorial.
On 19/01/69, 3 mortar rounds hit the ground 25m from the aircraft. With both pilots injured, aircraft hydraulics, flaps, brakes damaged and flat main tyres the aircraft got airborne and recovered ok. When on the ground the aircraft was found to have been hit with 100 pieces of shrapnel.
Mid-1980s? Painted in a unique desert camouflage scheme.
Ran off the landing surface at the Backmede ALG (Authorised Landing Ground) near Kyogle, NSW on 18/11/85 when with 38 Sqn and ended in a paddock whilst participating in Exercise Casino Royale. During the incident, the aircraft received wingtip and fuselage damage. After the aircraft stopped it was shut down and the eight persons on board exited the aircraft without injury.
Used by 38 Sqn during Flood relief operations in NSW from 14/05/90 to 18/05/90.
Was a battle damage training aid, Oakey QLD.
Was totally stripped out in preparation for planned dumping as an artificial reef in Moreton Bay. This did not eventuate.
To be retained as a training aid at Oakey
Bobbeej
Beaufighter
Thanks for a fine skin. BTW shot by a .30 caliber at 1500 feet or a 30mm AA gun (no criticism here) ?
GroomLake author
Thanks man. As to the Question. I don't know I wasn't there. lol The post is taken from the Website called RAAF Serials. So It comes from RAAF Records.
1 years ago