• 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 ....

Noel Desmond DARR OAM, A18833, Loadmaster ....

Nickname: 'The Fox'.



Address: 21 Chapel Street.
City: RICHMOND  NSW  2753.
Phone: 02 4576 2964.
Phone: 0402 837 305.
Email: noeldarr@bigpond.com
Service Number: A18833.
Aircrew Position: Loadmaster.
Mustering Prior: Supply Supervisor.
Squadrons/Units:
  • 37 Squadron.
  • Air Movement Training and Development Unit.
Aircraft Crewed: Lockheed Hercules C-130E.
Decorations: Medal of the Order of Australia.
Courses:
  • No 449 Recruit Training Course, Richmond/Rathmines. 24FEB58-25MAY58.
  • No 10 Air Movement Course, Richmond. 19FEB62-23MAR62.
  • No 28 Air Movement Course, Richmond. 27SEP67-27OCT67.
  • No 15 Loadmaster Course, Richmond. 11NOV67-13MAR68.
  • B707 Loadmaster Course (Qantas Ground). 19MAR79-30MAR79.
Interests: Golf, Volunteer Work, NRL.
Other 1:
  • 14,330 flight hours.
  • 1958-1967, 1SD, AMSLAV, AMSRIC. (Supplier).
  • 1967, 38 Squadron. (Supply Supervisor).
  • 1976-1980, AMTDU. (Senior Loadmaster Instructor).
  • 1980-1985 37 Squadron. (Loadmaster Leader).
  • 1885-1994, RAAFAR (Loadmaster).
Other 2: Noel completed 49 missions to Vietnam between 1967 and 1972 and also in 1975.  He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on Australia Day, 1986 for service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Loadmaster Leader, 37 Squadron.  Noel retired from the RAAF in August 1994 and took-on a position at the University of Western Sydney (Blacktown Campus) as an examination supervisor until his permanent retirement in June 2009.
Vietnam service Record.
Profile Date: 20 October 2009.
Profile Update: 19 July 2020.