• 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 ....

Vale - Ian Joseph 'Bulldog' DRUMMOND, A/O21901, Signaller/Gunner ....






Vietnam Service Record

Ian joined the RAAF in May 1949 and went on to complete No 5 Basic Signaller Course and Gunner qualifications in 1952.   After reaching the rank of WOFF Signaller, Ian was commissioned as a FLGOFF into the GD Signaller catagory in 1958.   Following the reduction in numbers in the GD Signaller category, he moved into the Equipment Branch in late 1962 as a FLTLT.   He retired from the Air Force in 1975.

During his flying career, Ian crewed on Dakota, Lincoln, Neptune and Auster aircraft types, as well as some time on the RAAF′s 'Crash Boats' at Neutral Bay, Sydney.

Units served include:

  • RAAF Base Richmond.
  • Air and Ground Radar School, Ballarat.
  • 3 Telecommunications Unit, Pearce.
  • Air Armament School, East Sale.
  • 11 Squadron.
  • SAR Neutral Bay − RAAF Marine Section.
  • Aircraft Research and Development Det B.
  • School of Air Navigation, East Sale.
  • RAAF Base Pearce.
  • No 2 Stores Depot − ELO Bankstown.
  • RAAF Base Butterworth.
  • Base Squadron Ubon.
  • 478 Maintenance Squadron, Williamtown.
  • 35 Squadron Vietnam.

Decorations include:

  • Australian Active Service Medal, 1945-1975.
  • Australian Service Medal, 1945-1977.
  • General Service Medal, 1918-1962.
  • Defence Force Service Medal.
  • National Medal.
  • Australian Defence Medal.

Courses include: