• 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 ....

Robert Charles GILDARE, A59593, Crewman / Loadmaster ....

Nickname: ′Cowboy′.

Address: 4 Keays Road.
City: KELMSCOTT  WA  6111.
Phone:
Mobile: 0412 974 053.
Email: wesfire@bigpond.net.au
Service Number: A59593, R105561 (Navy).
Aircrew Position: Crewman / Loadmaster.
Squadrons/Units:
  • 5 Squadron.
  • 9 Squadron.
  • 2 Flying Training School.
  • 35 Squadron.
Aircraft Crewed:
  • Aerospatiale Squirrel AS-350B.
  • Bell Iroquois UH-1B, UH-1H.
Decorations:
  • Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp ′Vietnam′.
  • Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal.
  • Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp ′PNG′.
  • Defence Force Service Medal with First Clasp.
  • Australian Defence Medal.
Courses: No 21 Crewman Course, 1979.
Interests:
  • Military Brotherhood Motorcycle Club.
  • Caravanning.
Other: Shotfirer Instructor.  Suffered a short bout of cancer five years ago.  AOK now.  Vietnam Service Record.
Profile Date: 13 March 2006.
Profile Updated: 27 October 2019.