• 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 ....

Kevin THOMSON, A224069, Engine Fitter ....

Nickname: 'Kev'.


Address: 166 Belmore Street.
City: TAMWORTH  NSW  2340.
Phone: 02 6765 9236.
Phone: 0428 676 648.
Email 1: kevthomson49@hotmail.com
Email 2: currabubula49@outlook.com
Service Number: A224069.
Mustering: Engine Fitter (Flight Fitter).
Squadrons/Units:
  • No 1 Recruit Training Unit, 27 January 1967 - 06 April 1967.
  • RAAF School of Technical Training, Wagga, 1967.
  • 37 Squadron, 1968.
  • 2 Aircraft Depot, April 1969 - November 1972.
  • 482 Squadron, December 1972 - July 1979.
  • 486 Squadron, July 1979 - January 1986.
  • RAAF School of Technical Training, Wagga, January 1986 - February 1987.
  • 33 Squadron (attached as a flight fitter).
Aircraft Crewed:
  • Lockheed Hercules C-130E.
  • Boeing 707-338C.
Decorations / Awards:
  • Australian Defence Force Service Medal with one Rosette.
  • National Medal.
  • Australian Defence Medal.
Courses:
  • 844 Recruit Training Course, 27 January 1967 - 06 April 1967.
  • 113 Trainee Mechanic, May 1967 - July 1967.
  • 98 Engine Mechanic, August 1967 to November 1967.
  • 79 Engine Fitter, January 1969 to April 1969.
Interests: Golf and Lawn Bowls.
Other: Kevin was promoted to Corporal in April 1975, Sergeant in August 1979 and Flight Sergeant in August 1986.  He worked-on C-130 and B707 aircraft at 486 Squadron from 1979 to 1982, and again on B707 aircraft as part of B707 Flight from 1985 to 1986.  Kevin discharged from the RAAF at Richmond in February 1987.
Profile Date: 11 November 2012.
Profile Update: 01 May 2021.