Operation PADANG ASSIST
06 October 2009
RAAF C17 Globemaster loading for Op Padang Assist
Loading of a RAAF C17 Globemaster with specialised equipment for Operation Padang Assist.
The aircraft was loaded through the night at RAAF Base Darwin, with equipment identified as essential by the reconnaissance party in Sumatra, as well as personnel from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment to operate these specialised equipment.
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Royal Australian Air Force Air Load Team members examine the loading plan as they load stores into an Australian C17 aircraft for Op Padang Assist.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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Private Shane Regan, an Australian Army Mover checks the manifest of equipment as essential stores are loaded into a Royal Australian Air Force C17 heading for earth quake ravaged Sumatra.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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A Royal Australian Air Force Air Load Team works through the sweltering Darwin night to load essential engineering stores bound for Padang.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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A Royal Australian Air Force Air Load Team works through the sweltering Darwin night to load essential engineering stores bound for Padang aboard an Australian C17 aircraft.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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Father and son lending a hand to Op Padang Assist. Sapper Scott Pritchard and his father Air Force Warrant Officer Dave Pritchard, a Loadmaster from No 36 Squadron, aboard the Royal Australian Air Force C17 loaded with stores for Op Padang Assist. Scott is an engineer and his father a loadmaster.
(Date taken: 05 October 2009)
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