• 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 ....

Vale - Vincent Patrick FRAWLEY 'Kelly', A12132, Engine Mechanic ....




FRAWLEY, Kelly (Vincent Patrick).  A Korean War veteran and Ulyssian.  Passed away peacefully on Wednesday 19-02-2020.

Kelly was initially in the Army (RAEME), Service Number 176590, and later transferred to RAAF where he saw service in Korea in 1952/1953 with 77 Squadron.

Kelly flew as a flight fitter with No 30 and 36 Transport Squadrons (Dakotas, VIP 108) in Japan in 1953.  He recalls the aircraft captain as FLTLT Daniels and the navigator as SQNLDR Ivan Pretty.  Kelly flew over 100 hours as a Dakota flight fitter.

Right up until his passing, Kelly had a love of motorcycles and he was a long-time member of the Ulysses Motorcycle Club, Glasshouse Branch.

Kelly lived in Kilcoy, Queensland.