Caribou Retires To Raaf Museum

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THE HON. GREG COMBET MP

Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science




Wednesday, 25 November 2009

108/2009



CARIBOU RETIRES TO RAAF MUSEUM



What:

Caribou A4-152 to be received by RAAF Museum


Where:

RAAF Museum at RAAF Base Williams (Point Cook)


When:

Thursday, 26 November 2009, 1.00pm



A4-152 has accumulated 20,360 flying hours, and was delivered to RAAF

Richmond on 13 June, 1964

with two others. The oldest, A4-140, is being

handed over to the Australian War Memorial

on Friday. The Caribous were

the first RAAF aircraft deployed to Vietnam and the last to withdraw. A4-152

served in Vietnam October 1967 to September 1968.  It was severely

damaged in an accident in Vietnam and was shipped home for repairs to

Bankstown. Its operations after repair included in Sumatra in 1971, with the

UN in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 and

survey flights in West Irian in 1976.

The aircraft served on humanitarian support missions in the Solomons in 1980

and 2003 and on peacekeeping missions in East Timor in 1999.


Media note:  After landing the aircraft is expected to taxi through a water

spray provided by a local CFA fire truck on the tarmac near the Museum flight

line building.  The aircraft will stop in front of the bleachers used by public

visitors during Museum interactive days.  


Interested media are requested to come to the Point Cook

main gate at

12.30pm for escort to the venue.


The aircraft will officially be handed over by its captain, No 38 Squadron

Executive Officer, Squadron Leader Victoria Rookyard, when she hands the

Director, RAAF Museum, Mr David Gardner, its logbook.



Media contacts:

Rod Hilton (Greg Combet):

02 6277 7820 or 0458 276 619

Defence Media Liaison:

02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664








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