• RAAF Airman Aircrew ~ Simply The Best ....
  • Boeing Globemaster C17-A ~ 36 Squadron ....
  • Alenia Spartan C-27J ~ 35 Squadron ....
  • Airbus A330 ~ 33 Squadron ....
  • Boeing 707-338C ~ 33 Squadron ....
  • Boeing E-7A Hawkeye ~ 2 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130J ~ 37 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130H ~ 36 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130E ~ 37 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130A ~ 36 Squadron ....
  • Pacific Aerospace CT4 ~ 1 Flying Training School ....
  • Bombardia Challenger CL604 ~ 34 Squadron ....
  • Beechcraft King Air 350 ~ 32 Squadron ....
  • BAC1-11 ~ 34 Squadron ....
  • Boeing 737 ~ 34 Squadron ....
  • Bell Iroquois UH-1H ~ 9 Squadron ....
  • De Havilland Caribou DHC-4 ~ 38 Squadron ....
  • Boeing Chinook CH-47 ~ 12 Squadron ....
  • Lockheed Orion P3 ~ 11 Squadron ....
  • Sikorski Blackhawk UH-60 ~ 9 Squadron ....
  • Douglas DC3 ~ Aircraft Research and Development Unit ....
  • Pilatus PC9 ~ 2 Flying Training School ....
  • Aermacchi MB-326H ~ Roulettes ....

Colin Glenmore COYNE, A318077, Loadmaster ....

Nickname: ′Col′.

 
Address: 3 Tanaldi Street.
City: SHAILER PARK  QLD  4128.
Phone: 07 3209 6935.
Mobile: 0402 815 015.
Email: colcoyne1@bigpond.com
Service Number: A318077.
Aircrew Position: Loadmaster.
Squadrons/Units:
  • 37 Squadron, February 1981-September 1986. (C-130E).
  • 37 Squadron, August 1988-Jul 1990 (Deputy Loadmaster Leader).
Aircraft Crewed: Lockheed Hercules C-130E.
Mustering (prior): Clerk Supply.
Decorations:
  • Australian Service Medal (1975) with Clasp SE Asia.
  • Defence Force Service Medal.
  • Australian Defence Medal.
Units (non-flying):
  • No 1 Stores Depot, August 1968 - April 1972.
  • Base Squadron Darwin, April 1972 - February 1975 (Air Movements and Movement Control).
  • Base Squadron Edinburgh, February 1975 - August 1976 (Stock Control and Air Movements Relief).
  • Base Squadron Fairbairn August 1976 - November 1977 (Air Movements - NCOIC Loading Team).
  • Base Squadron Richmond November 1977 - February 1981 (Air Movements - SNCOIC Load Control Team 3).
  • Headquarters Richmond September 1986 - August 1988 (OPSO, Base Operations - ALG).
  • Discharged 16 July 1990.
Attachments:
  • CEO3 Headquarters Support Command Melbourne, November 1970.
  • Headquarters Operational Command Detachment, Launceston (ATC Strike), May 1977.
  • Headquarters Richmond (Relief Manning Base Operations), March-April 1984.
  • Headquarters Richmond (OPSO Base Operations), April-May 1984.
  • Exercise Sapphire Bandit, Enoggera and Greenbank Army Bases, Brisbane, June-July 1986.
Courses:
  • 902 Recruit Course, January 1968 - April 1968 (No 1 Recruit Training Unit, Edinburgh).
  • No 47 Clerk Supply Course, April 1968 - August 1968 (RAAF School of Technical Training, Wagga).
  • Fork Lift Operators Course, October 1968 - (No 1 Stores Depot).
  • No 52 Air Loader Course, October 1969, (AMTDU).
  • No 49/72 Air Movements Course, July 1972(AMTDU).
  • No 97 Sergeant Supply Management Course, May 1976 (Wagga).
  • No 20 C-130E Loadmaster Course, February 1981.
  • No 171 Combat Survival Course, February 1982 (RAAF Townsville).
  • No 26 Aviation Medicine Low titleitude Refresher Course, November 1984 (Richmond).
  • No 9/87 Aviation Medicine Low titleitude Refresher Course, September 1987 (Richmond).
  • No 6/88 Dangerous Goods Acceptance Course, November 1988 (AMTDU).
Interests: Col′s interests include travel, airman aircrew reunions (anywhere at anytime), researching RAAF C-130 history, C-130 photos and memorabilia plus ticking-off bucket list attendance at airshows, with Wings of Illawarra, Watts Bridge, Singapore already done.
Other: Col was instrumental in establishing the No 37 Squadron (RAAF) Association, elected President at the inaugural meeting in 2014, and each successive year to date.  The 37 Squadron (RAAF) Association, in conjunction with 37 Squadron, organises and facilitates squadron commemorative events and milestones including the unit′s 70th Anniversary in 2013; 50 years of C-130 Operations in 2016; 37 Squadron Memorial Plaque Dedication, Australian War Memorial Canberra, April 2017; Remembrance Day, Penang Malaysia, November 2017; and the 60 Years of RAAF C-130 Operations function in 2018.
Profile Date: 10 January 2007.
Profile Updated: 20 April 2020.