• RAAF Airman Aircrew ~ Simply The Best ....
  • Boeing Globemaster C17-A ~ 36 Squadron ....
  • Alenia Spartan C-27J ~ 35 Squadron ....
  • Airbus KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport ~ 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 ....
  • Bombardier Challenger CL604 ~ 34 Squadron ....
  • Beechcraft King Air 350 ~ 32 Squadron ....
  • BAC1-11 ~ 34 Squadron ....
  • Boeing BBJ 737-8 ~ 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 ....
  • Sikorsky Blackhawk UH-60 ~ 9 Squadron ....
  • Douglas DC3 ~ Aircraft Research and Development Unit ....
  • Pilatus PC9 ~ 2 Flying Training School ....
  • Aermacchi MB-326H ~ Roulettes ....

John MADDIGAN AM, Loadmaster ....

Nickname: 'Dog'.

Address:
City: BAULKHAM HILLS  NSW  2153.
Phone:
Mobile:
Email: maddigan@bigpond.com.au
Service Number:
Aircrew Position: Loadmaster.
Squadrons/Units:
  • 5 Squadron.
  • Headquarters Williamtown (SAR Flight).
  • 12 Squadron.
  • 36 Squadron.
  • Multinational Force and Observers, Sinai.
  • Aerial Delivery Centre Of Expertise (ADCOE).
  • Air Movement Training and Development Unit (AMTDU).
  • Air Mobility Development Team (AMDT).
Aircraft Crewed:
  • Aerospatiale Squirrel AS-350B.
  • Bell Iroquois UH-1B/H.
  • Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook.
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130H.
  • Boeing Globemaster C-17A.
Decorations: Member of the Order of Australia.
Courses: No 24 Crewman Course, 1980.
Interests: Motorcycles.
Other:

John joined the the Air Force in 1978 and became a helicopter crewman in 1980.  He spent the next nine years flying in the back of various RAAF helicopter types, but when the helicopters were handed over to the Army in 1989, John trasnsferred to the C-130H Hercules as a loadmaster with 36 Squadron.  He left the RAAF in 2000 but returned a year later and freely admits that rejoining was one of the better decisions in his life because it has led him onto the C17.

He was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia in the 2009 Australia Day Honours in recognition for his exceptional service as a Loadmaster with Air Lift Group, Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond and Amberley, and as a member of the Boeing C-17A Globemaster Transition Team.  Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S4, 26 January 2009.
Profile Date: 09 April 2009.
Profile Updated: 23 February 2020.