• 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 ....

John David GRIERSON, O315794, Pilot ....

Nickname: 'Grusome'.

Address: 4 Highbury Street.
City: BALWYN NORTH  VIC  3104.
Phone: 03 9859 3520.
Mobile: 0412 212 318.
Email: grierson@melbpc.org.au
Service Number: O315794.
Aircrew Position: Pilot.
Squadrons/Units:
  • 1 Basic Flying Training School (Student).
  • 1 Applied Flying Training School (Student).
  • 38 Squadron (Pilot).
  • RAAF Transport Flight, Vietnam (Pilot).
  • 38 Detachment A.
  • 2 Flying Training School (Instructor).
  • 34 Squadron. (Instructor).
  • Transport Support Flight, Butterworth (XO).
  • Aircraft Research and Development Unit (Flight Commander).
  • 1 Flying Training School (CGI).
  • RAAF Support Unit Canberra (Operational Requirements, Transport).
  • 33 Flight (CO).
  • 33 Squadron (CO).
  • RAAF Support Unit Canberra (Joint Operations and Plans).
Attachments:
  • School of Air Navigation.
  • Central Flying School.
  • RAAF Staff College.
  • 37 Squadron.
  • Headquarters Operational Command.
Aircraft Flown:
  • Douglas Dakota C-47.
  • De Havilland Caribou DCH-4.
  • BAC 1-11.
  • Boeing 707-338C.
Aircraft Flown (Civil):
  • Fokker F28.
  • Boeing 737.
  • Hawker Siddeley 125.
  • Gulfstream 1000 (aka AC695A).
  • Plus sundry light twins, many single engine military and civil.
Decorations / Awards:
Courses: No 47 Pilot Course, October 1963.
Interests: Golf, Race Cars and Genealogy.
Other: Legacy, RSL, Shrine of Remembrance.  Vietnam Service.
Profile Date: 17 September 2013.