Image Gallery: October 2007
Hercules crew commended for their lifesaving efforts
12 October 2007
On Sunday, March 4, the crew of a C-130H Hercules of No.37 Squadron RAAF on a flight from Perth to Richmond received word of an emergency beacon being activated near the town of Esperance, West Australia. The Hercules tracked the beacon and located four fishermen stranded on rocks. The Hercules crew radioed the position of the fishermen to authorities, who were able to divert a charter boat to rescue the fishermen.
On October 12, Commander Air Lift Group Air Commodore Jack Plenty presented a commendation to the crew of Trojan 06, a 37SQN C-130H which took the lead in a Search and Survivor Assist mission in March 2007. During a flight from Perth to Richmond, the crew had been tasked to locate four fisherman off the West Australian coast who had been stranded on rocks. The C-130H crew located the fishermen and remained on scene until they could be rescued.
| 20070308raaf8100122_0003 Left to right: Wing Commander Jack Foley, Flight Lieutenant Tim Smith, Flight Sergeant Matt Green. Front: Flight Lieutenant Andrew Johnson and Sergeant Damien Brown. Air crew who took part in a Search and Rescue off the Western Australian Coast. (Date taken: 08 March 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071012raaf8165908_0011 Crew members of Trojan 06 being awarded a Commendation by Air Commodore (AIRCDRE) Brian Plenty Commander Air Lift Group (CDRALG) (L to R): Flight Lieutenant (FLTLT) Johnson, Warrant Officer (WOFF) Smith, AIRCDRE Plenty, Wing Commander (WGCDR) Foley, WOFF Green, Sergeant (SGT) Brown (Date taken: 12 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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