John Sonneveld - Advanced flying

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1 min 1 sec
Date made
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Department of Veterans' Affairs

Transcript

my training was such that, after the graduating, getting my wings, at Amberley, we did advance flying as well, to practice the skills and things we'd be doing, should we go to Vietnam. And then, I got sent a Puckapunyal on an exercise, supporting infantry. I got sent to Canungra, supporting one of the bat... I think 3RAR, for a couple of weeks. I also got sent to Townsville.

It was very soon after that I got sent to Canungra, to do the battle efficiency course, which everybody had to do below the rank of major, I think. And you went straight back to doing infantry stuff. And from there, bang, you're in Vietnam. And when I came back, I got sent to Holsworthy. And some of the time I got sent to Scheyville to help the fellows out there, with a Kiowa because in the latter part of Vietnam, I was endorsed on the Kiowa.

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