Thanks, Tom
Wow, they're seriously out of date!
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=31792
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.o ... hp?t=31741
Photos here:
http://www.defence.gov.au/media/downloa ... /index.htm
Video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbJosgz30PI
(Just a note for accuracy, the RAAF aircraft were not B-57s, but Government aircraft Factory (GAF) Mk.20 Canberras.)
http://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/r ... s2/A84.htm
Quote:
Canberras from No 2 Squadron became the first Australian jet bombers to perform a combat sortie in September 1958 when an attack against guerillas in Northern Malaya was carried out, the first of many such excursions. Nine years later, the squadron was sent to Vietnam as part of Australia's large commitment to the Vietnam War, remaining there until June 1971, and in the meantime achieving an enviable record flying what was by then regarded by many as an obsolete bomber. Operating as part of the US Air Force's 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, No 2 Squadron's Canberras flew just six per cent of the Wing's sorties but inflicted 16 per cent of the damage. Overall, 11,963 sorties were flown in Vietnam, 76,389 bombs dropped and two aircraft lost.
As of now, I think it's correct to say these were the last Australian servicemen missing in Vietnam.
Regards,
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