The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A Caribou aircraft from No. 35 Squadron RAAF, being taken out for its first flight after being damaged several months ago. The testing crew is. from left to right; Squadron Leader Tony Fookes, Commanding Officer of No. 35 Squadron; Corporal Douglas Angus, loadmaster and Flight Lieutenant George Bliss; co-pilot.
A Caribou aircraft from No. 35 Squadron RAAF, being taken out for its first flight after being damaged several months ago. The testing crew is. from left to right; Squadron Leader Tony Fookes, Command
O11419 Wing Commander (Wing Cdr) Charles James Melchert, DFC of Townsville, Qld, previous Commanding Officer (CO) of No 35 Caribou Squadron, (left dressed in flying suit) walks across the tarmac at Vu
O11419 Wing Commander (Wing Cdr) Charles James Melchert, DFC of Townsville, Qld, previous Commanding Officer (CO) of No 35 Caribou Squadron, (left dressed in flying suit) walks across the tarmac at Vu
Australian troops, supported by the RAAF during Operation Portsea, had opened up large areas in the Phuoc Tuy Province. The No 35 Squadron Caribou aircraft, known locally as ‘Wallaby Airlines’ were n
United States (US) Army chemical officer Captain Merle Houch (left); O33200 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Anthony John (Tony) Fookes, of Camberwell, Vic, the CO of No 35 Squadron (second from left); Major
Squadron Leader Tony Fookes, Commanding Officer of No. 35 Squadron RAAF, admires the Gloucester Cup which his squadron won as the most efficient in the RAAF. In the background is one of the Caribou ai