• 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 ....

James Henry ROCHE, Crewman / Flight Engineer ....

Nickname: ′Jim′.


City: PO Box 4303.
City: KIRWAN  QLD  4817.
Phone: 07 4773 9980.
Email: theroches2@bigpond.com
Service Number: A33785.
Aircrew Position: Crewmanc / Flight Engineer.
Squadrons/Units:
  • 5 Squadron.
  • 9 Squadron.
  • 36 Squadron.
  • 11 Squadron.
Aircraft Crewed:
  • Iroquois UH1B/H.
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130A.
  • Lockheed Orion P3.
Mustering Prior: Airframe Fitter.
Decorations:
Courses: Completed crewman training in 1962.
Interests:

Motorhomes, disability pensions etc.  Currently pensions officer at VVAA Townsville.  Jim was originally an airframe fitter and trained as a helicopter crewman in 1962.  He served with No 9 Sqn in Vietnam from 12/06/1966 to 02/04/1967.  Jim later became a flight engineer.
Other: Vietnam Service Record.
Profile Date: 03 November 2008.
Profile Update: 02 March 2012.