Coloured print in a red timber frame white background with a brass presentation strip at the bottom of the frame. Inscription reads - RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam. 36 Squadron 1964-1972. Two flags - South Vietnam and the Vietnam Campaign. RAAF insignia above Caribou. First Squadron In - Last Out. Wallaby Airlines.Presented to Vietnam Veterans Museum. On back - Affordable Trophies Michelton Phone 3354 1730royal australian air foce, raaf, 35 squadron, wallaby airlines, caribou

This item was donated by Garry Gordon Cooper (0219964) who was a Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Australian Air Force as a pilot. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Garry served in Vietnam with the Headquarters, Australian Force Vietnam (RAAF Element) from April 1968 to January 1969A copy of a Certificate of Combat Service. There is an insignia between Certificate and Combat Service. Under Combat Service reads Be it known to all men that Captain Gary G. Cooper served with the 9th Infantry Division in Armed conflict against insurgent forces in the Republic of Vietnam. Under this is the signature of Julian J Ewell - Major General USA. Commanding General Down the left hand side there is a red and yellow stripe with an US insignia near the bottom. The background of the certificate is in a beige marbled effect.certificate, certificate of combat service, united states, flt lt g.g. cooper, gary cooper (flgt lt.), 0219964, flight lieutenant, air pilots, distinguished flying cross, australian force vietnam, raaf, 9th infantry division, republic of vietnam, royal australian air foce, headquarters, flight lieutenant garry gordon cooper

One page cover of the Sunday Mail colour magazine dated 26 September, 1976, showing the No.2 Squadron crest and some Canberra bombers on the tarmac at Amberley.royal australian air foce, no 2 squadron, canberra bomber, amberly

This item was donated by Colin Laurence Grey OAM. Colin was the driving force behind many of the displays at the National Vietnam Veterans Museum. He will be remembered for his expertise, and boundless enthusiasm for all things Australian. Colin organised teams of like-minded souls to bring home and restore many important historical aircraft. His success has been recognised and rewarded with an Order of Australian Medal 2000, and he is named in the Worldwide Who’s Who 2014-2015. Colin’s skills as an engineer, tool maker, boiler maker and organiser enabled him to restore steam trains, trucks, tanks, infantry weapons, various aircraft including a MIG-15 jet fighter and his largest project the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber. He even replicated two dinosaur skeletons for Museum Victoria. In 1989 Colin joined the fledgling B-24 Liberator Memorial Fund as Project Manager/Restoration Co-Ordinator with the task to build a volunteer organisation that could find the AUD$10m required, source parts and materials for the largest aircraft restoration in Australia. The B-24 program had 10 volunteers, 60 sponsors and an international support network that provided parts, tooling, aviation equipment and political support. Colin’s combined engineering, academic and logistical skills provided the basis for advancing the skills of a very disparate group of volunteers form all walks of life. Colin established links with Centrelink, Corrections Victoria, RMT Uni and the ADF to develop the skills base of many less fortunate individuals of all ages and backgrounds. Colin’s work in this area gained him an AOM (2000). He featured in an ABC Australian Stories program and was awarded a life membership of the organisation. Colin was a founding member and President of the Oceania Aviation Museum Inc. which was instrumental in the historic listing of the joint WW2 USAAC/RAAF facility at Werribee and the Preserve Point Cook Aerodrome Group. Colin developed best practice engineering and fund-raising programs for a volunteer group, the Phillip Island Aquatic Centre. Colin’s constant learning, curiosity, passion and contribution to all things Australian have been an inspiration and a great example to all of us. He will be sorely missed and fondly remembered.A yellow cloured cardboard vocr with black information on the front. Top right hand reads Australian Air Publication 7453.093-3. Above the RAAF insignia reads Royal Australian Air Foce and under the insignia are the details of the manual. The manual is held together by a long metal slide.royal australian airforce - manuals, australian air publication, magnetic relay switch thorn