Vale - Paul Thomas MASON, O230093, Pilot ....
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 ....
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Flying accident El Alamein Army Camp, Port Augusta, South Australia, Saturday, 25 November 1978. A detachment of eight 9 Squadron aircraft was deployed to the El Alamein Army Camp near Port Augusta for day and night air mobility training with 3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Night exercises were being conducted with aircraft returning to El Alamein Army Camp in pairs at around midnight. The last pair overflew the camp and entered a descending turn preceding landing. The lead aircraft struck a ridgeline about two kilometres from the camp, exploded on impact and disintegrated, killing all five on board. The crew were: |
 
 
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