Royal Australian Air Force
Caribou  (DHC-4)

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Many thanks to Wal Nelowkin for all the photos of the RAAF's Caribou on this page.  Wal has spent 35 years in the RAAF as an Aeronautical Engineer, and flew in Caribous in Australia and Papua New Guinea (1975) and maintained them in Butterworth Malaysia (1981-82)

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<<< A No 35 Squadron Caribou at RAAF Base Townsville after sunset. August 1, 1983

>>> RAAF Caribou A4-204 (c/n # 204) on the ramp at the Butterworth, Malaysia in 1982

<<< RAAF Caribou A4-204 (c/n # 204) on the ramp at the Butterworth, Malaysia with a RAAF Mirage and UH-1H in 1981

>>> RAAF Caribou A4-204 (c/n # 204) on the ramp at the Butterworth, Malaysia with a RAAF UH-1H in 1982

<<< A4-264 (c/n # 264) of the No 35 Squadron being loaded at Lae, Papua New Guinea, February 24, 1975 for a flight to Mt Hagen.

>>> A4-285 (c/n # 285) of the No 38 Squadron landing at the Avalon International Air Show 2001 in Victoria on 2-17-01

 

<<< A4-159 (c/n # 159) of the 38 Squadron about to board RAAF Cadets from No 11 Course, Diploma Cadet Squadron, at Bankstown for a flight to Williamtown on 5-24-67.

>>> A4-228 (c/n # 228) of the 38 Squadron carrying Cadets from No 11 Course, Diploma Cadet Squadron, departs Bankstown for Williamtown NSW on 5-24-67

 
A4-225 (c/n # 225) of the No 38 Squadron doing a low flypast with wheels down over Canberra for the Salute to Veterans Air Display, on the 60th Anniversary of Victory in the Pacific (VP Day). Taken by Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, on August 13, 2005

 

  An RAAF Caribou of the 38 Squadron conducts a para-drop at the 1965 Laverton Air Show

 

A4-285 (c/n # 285) of the No 38 Squadron at the Avalon International Air show 2003, March 15-16, 2003

 

 

A4-299 (c/n #299) of the No 38 Squadron at the '05 Avalon International Air Show, Victoria, March 17-19,2005

The Storage Compartment door photo (A4-299) requires a knowledge of Pidgin English (as used in Papua New Guinea), to decipher the white writing on the red panel.

       

 

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