• 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 ....

Wayne Anthony WEST OAM, Loadmaster ....

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Address: 21 Sherwood Crescent.
City: PARALOWIE  SA  5108.
Service Number: A43630.
Aircrew Position: Loadmaster.
Squadrons/Units:
  • 36 Squadron ~ C-130A, C-130H.
  • 37 Squadron ~ C-130E.
  • Air Movement Training and Development Unit.
  • Airman Aircrew Flying Training School.
Aircraft Crewed: Lockheed Hercules C-130A/E/H.
Decorations:
  • Medal of the Order of Australia.
  • Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 - Clasps Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam.
  • General Service Medal 1962 - Clasp Malay Peninsula.
  • Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal.
  • Australian Active Service Medal 1975 - Clasp Vietnam 1975.
  • Australian Service Medal 1945-75 - Clasps PNG and SE ASIA.
  • Defence Force Service Medal - three Clasps.
  • National Medal.
  • Pingat Jasa Malaysia.
  • Certificate of Outstanding Service.
  • Returned from Active Service Badge.
Courses: No 13 Loadmasters Course ~ Nov 1966-Mar 1967.
Interests: Anything to do with aviation, reading, family and Militaria and Nunismatic collecting (especially RAAF).
Other: Vietnam Service. Retired. Wayne completed 20 missions to Vietnam on C-130As from 1967 and 1971 and served again on A-Models in Vietnam with RAAF Richmond Detachment 'S' in March and April 1975 during the evacuation. Wayne was the second RAAF loadmaster to achieve 10,000 hours on C-130s. This milestone was achieved on 8 October 1985.
Profile Date: 22 November 2007.
Profile Updated: 04 August 2019.