Image Gallery: September 2009
03 September 2009
Funeral for PLTOFF Robert Carver
Family and friends, along with government and military representatives, gather for the funeral of Pilot Officer Robert Carver at St Luke’s Cathedral in Toowoomba, Queensland. Pilot Officer Carver was repatriated by the Royal Australian Air Force from Vietnam to Australia on 30 August 2009 with military ceremonies in both Hanoi, Vietnam and at Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond, New South Wales.
Pilot Officer Carver and Flying Officer Michael Herbert went missing in action when the Royal Australian Air Force Canberra Bomber they were flying in disappeared on 3 November 1970 while returning to base following a bombing mission. As part of Operation Magpies Return, the remains of Pilot Officer Carver and Flying Officer Herbert, along with the wreckage of their aircraft, were located in thick jungle in a remote and sparsely populated area of Quang Nam Province, Vietnam.
The return of Pilot Officer Robert Carver and Flying Officer Michael Herbert of Number 2 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, completes the search for all missing Australian Defence Force personnel who died while on operations during the Vietnam Conflict.
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Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM presents the Royal Australian Air Force Ensign to Pilot Officer Robert Carver’s family after the funeral service at St Luke’s Anglican Church Toowoomba, QLD.
(Date taken: 26 August 2009)
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A Royal Australian Air Force Bearer Party carry Pilot Officer Robert Carver’s coffin from St Luke’s Anglican Church after the funeral in Toowoomba, QLD.
(Date taken: 26 August 2009)
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The funeral service for Pilot Officer Robert Carver at St Luke’s church Toowoomba, QLD.
(Date taken: 03 September 2009)
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(L to R) Nicole Carver, Adam Carver (Nephew), Bill Carver (Brother), Suzanna Carver, Group Captain Guy Burton, Warrant Officer of the Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer John J Millar, Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM, Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon John Faulkner.
(Date taken: 03 September 2009)
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A Royal Australian Air Force Bearer Party dress Pilot Officer Robert Carver’s coffin with the Royal Australian Air Force Ensign at St Luke’s Anglican Church after the funeral in Toowoomba, QLD.
(Date taken: 03 September 2009)
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Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM, lays a poppy on the coffin of Pilot Officer Robert Carver, during his funeral at St Luke’s Anglican Church Toowoomba, QLD.
(Date taken: 03 September 2009)
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(L to R) Adam Carver, Bill Carver and Suzanna Carver, family of Pilot Officer Robert Carver, during the funeral service at St Luke's Anglican Church Toowoomba, QLD.
(Date taken: 03 September 2009)
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Warrant Officer of the Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer John J Millar, Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM and Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon John Faulkner.
(Date taken: 03 September 2009)
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