McDonnell Douglas F-4E PHANTOM II's

of the

Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF Phantom Phlyers & Phixers

PART 2

Last Amendment 17/01/08

e-mail: mark1959au@yahoo.com

On this page you will find photos of RAAF Phantom Phlyers concerned with the use of the F-4 in USAF Service. I have included the two table's from Part 1,
 the first recording Australian Pilots,Nav's and AEO's that crewed the Mc Donnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II with the RAAF (and the USAF as noted). A second
 table lists those Australian Pilots and Navigators that flew on exchange with the USAF, but did not crew F-4's with the RAAF. Please contact me if you
 can add further information or detect any errors.

MAJ Jim Melton USAF Navigator (l) and SQNLDR Al Reed (r).Note the aircraft name "CAROLINA KANGAROO" "HAVE CAMERA - WILL TRAVEL"
stencilled on their RF-4C. MAJ Melton hailed from North Carolina hence the aircraft name.(Photo:Al Reed)

MAJ Melton and SQNLDR Al Reed sit on the starboard 370 US Gallon drop tank...which also features the aircraft name and motto.(Photo:Al Reed)

MAJ Melton and SQNLDR Al Reed board the "Carolina Kangaroo".
The 12th TRS /460 TRW was based at Tan Son Nhut Air Base,South Vietnam. (Photo:Al Reed)

The USAF kindly supplied SQNLDR Reed a brand new RF-4C Serial Number 67-0448.(Photo:Al Reed)

Senior Airman Doldo USAF (l) and SQNLDR Reed
with "Carolina Kangaroo".(Photo:Al Reed)

SQNLDR Al Reed, RAAF in the cockpit of 'his" RF-4C 67-0448 "Carolina Kangaroo" after his 100th mission,
but prior to the traditional hose down after such an achievement.(Photo:Al Reed)

SQNLDR Reed is congratulated on his 100 missions.(Photo:Al Reed)
SQNLDR Reed celebrates 100 combat missions on November 5th 1968. Reed flew most of his missions in 'Carolina Kangaroo",but was
sometimes assigned other squadron aircraft. RF-4C 67-0448 now resides in storage at AMARC, Davis Monthan AFB,Arizona.(Photo:Al Reed)
SQNLDR Reed with some USAF buddies, wearing their "Party Suits".(Photo:Al Reed)

RAAF SQNLDR Al Reed at Shaw AFB,South Carolina in 1967 during a F-4 Instructor Conversion Course.
At RAAF Amberley in April 1972 Reed attained 1,000 Phantom flight hours in
RF-4Cs and F-4Es.(Photo:Al Reed)

RAAF Crew that flew RAAF F-4 PHANTOM II's
(and USAF F-4 PHANTOM II's as noted.)

Last Amendment  03/03/08
Crew Rank,Name and Duty
 Remarks
FLTLT
Graham (Tub) R Barker
(P)
 Flew RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968, however did not fly RAAF F-111s after the F-4.
Later WGCDR Barker.
FLTLT
Bill Best
(N)
 Previously crewed RAAF P-3s
Later crewed RAAF F-111's.
Later WGCDR Best.
SQNLDR
Brian Bolger DFC
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
FLTLT
Frank Burtt
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Later crewed RAAF F-111's.
Later AIRCDE Burtt OBE.
FLTLT
John Bushell
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Also crewed RAAF F-111's.
Later GPCAPT Bushell.
FLTLT
Lester Cavanagh
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Later crewed RAAF F-111's.
Later SQNLDR Cavanagh.
FLTLT
Pete Condon
(P)
 Flew RAAF Mirages.
Served as Forward Air Controller during the Vietnam War.
Later WGCDR Condon.
FLTLT
John Ellis DFC
(P)
 Flew RAAF Mirages.
FLGOFF Ellis ejected from 76 Sqn RAAF Mirage IIIO A3-46 on 03/04/67 at 1,500ft @ 245kts approx 4nm northeast of Darwin,NT after engine failure,during post engine change air test.
Flew USAF F-4Cs and F-4Ds with the 559th TFS / 12th TFW and 389th TFS / 37th TFW during the Vietnam War.
Later Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 Captain.
SQNLDR
Stuart Fisher
(P)
 Flew RAAF Sabres
Flew RAAF Mirages
RAAF Test pilot.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Killed in the loss of RAAF F-4E 69-7203 "3" 16/06/71 with FLTLT Robert Waring (N).
FLTLT
Brian Fooks DFC
(P)
 Flew RAAF Mirages.
Served as a Forward Air Controller during the Vietnam War.
Later WGCDR Fooks DFC.
WGCDR
Roy Frost
(P)
 Flew in Korean War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Initial CO 6 Sqn.
Later AVM Frost.
FLTLT
Paul Goodwin
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Goodwin.
FLTLT
Jim Graham
(AEO)
 Former Air Electronics Officer on RAAF P2V-5,SP-2H Neptunes and P-3B Orions.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Graham.
FLTLT
Al Green
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Green.
FLTLT
Pete Growder
(N)
 		Crewed RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Crewed USAF and RAAF F-111s.
Navigator onboard F-111C A8-141/6 Sqn when it crashed into Hauracki Gulf near Auckland,New Zealand after fire 25/10/78.
Pilot Dave Rogers and Navigator Peter Growder ejected OK.
Later AIRCDRE Growder.
FLTLT
Lance Halvorson
(N) 		Crewed RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Halvorson.
FLTLT
Gus Hannam
(AEO)
 Former Air Electronics Officer on RAAF P2V-5,SP-2H Neptunes and P-3B Orions.
Vietnam service as RAAF Photo Interpreter.
SQNLDR
Brian Hicks
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
One of the initial RAAF F-4 Navs to train in the US.
GPCAPT
Vin Hill DFC* AFC
(P)
 Flew in World War 2 and Korea.
RAAF Test Pilot.
Flew RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Initial OC 82 WG.
Later AIRCDRE Hill DFC* AFC.
FLTLT
Bob Howe
(N)
 Flew RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Later WGCDR Howe.
FLGOFF
John Kennedy
(P)
 Flew RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Also flew RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Kennedy.
FLTLT
Alan Kirby
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Later crewed RAAF F-111's.
Later WGCDR Kirby.
WGCDR
Lyall Klaffer AFC
(P)
 Flew in Korean War.
SQN LDR Klaffer has the distinction of being the first RAAF pilot to fly an F-4 Phantom.
Flew RF-4C's with the 16th TRS / 460th TRW during the Vietnam War (51 Ops).
First RAAF Pilot to attain 1,000 hours on F-4 Phantoms was the then SQN LDR Lyall Klaffer whilst on
exchange with the USAF flying RF-4C's.Klaffer is also the only RAAF pilot to go downtown to Hanoi during
the Vietnam War whlist based at Udorn RTAFB,Thailand during the late 1960's. 
Second CO 1 Sqn.
Completed a F-4E refresher course with the RAAF in 1972.
Later AIRCDRE Klaffer AFC.
FLTLT
Chris Lake
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Later SQNLDR Lake.
FLTLT
Merv Lewis
(P)
 Flew RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
FLTLT
Alan Lockett
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Crewed USAF and RAAF F-111's.
Later WGCDR Lockett MBE.
FLTLT
Mick Lucas
(P)
 Flew RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Later flew RAAF F-111s.
Later SQNLDR Lucas.
FLTLT
Kevin Merrigan
(P)
 Flew RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Later flew RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Merrigan.
FLTLT
Bob Molony
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later SQNLDR Moloney.
SQNLDR
Robert J Montgomery
(P)		 Flew RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Later WGCDR Montgomery.
FLGOFF
Trev Noblet
(P)
 Flew RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Later flew RAAF F-111s.
Later FLTLT Noblet.
FLTLT
Mick Nott
(AEO)
 Former Air Electronics Officer on RAAF P-3B Orions.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
FLTLT
Keith Padgett
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Padgett.
FLTLT
Chad Perry
(N)
 Former Navigator RAAF P-3B Orion.
Later SQNLDR Perry.
SQNLDR
Roy Phillips
(P)		 Flew RAAF Sabres
Flew RAAF Mirages.
Later flew RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Phillips.
Later Qantas Boeing 747 Captain
SQNLDR
Neil Pollock
(N)
 Original F-111 instructor 1967.
Completed an RAAF F-4E conversion course in early 1972 along with Flt Lt Tony Wilkinson.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Pollock.
WGCDR
Al Reed
(P) 		Flew RAAF Canberras.
Flew USAF RF-4C's with the 12th TRS/460th TRW during the Vietnam War (100 Ops).
Second CO 6 Sqn (F-4Es) from June 1971 to June 1972.
Flew in excess of 1,000 hours on F-4 Phantoms.
Also flew RAAF F-111s as Air Staff Officer Amberley.
AIRCDRE Reed Air Attache Washington.
Later AVM Reed AO.
FLGOFF
John Reis
(N)
 Crewed RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later FLTLT Reis.
WGCDR
Mike Ridgway AFC
(P)
 Previously flew RAAF Lincolns and RAAF Canberras.
First CO 1Sqn RAAF F-4Es.
Later AVM Ridgway AFC.
FLTLT
Bren Roberts
(P)
 Previously flew RAAF Mirages.
Later flew RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Bren Roberts.
FLTLT
Dave Rogers
(P)		 Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Pilot onboard F-111C A8-141/6 Sqn crashed into Hauracki Gulf near Auckland,New Zealand after fire 25/10/78.
Pilot of Dave Rogers and Navigator Peter Growder ejected OK.
Later AVM Rogers AM.
FLGOFF
John Ross
(P)
 Flew RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Later flew RAAF F-111s.
Later Qantas Boeing 767 Captain
FLTLT
Clinton Rowland
(P)
 Previously flew RAAF Mirage's.
Later flew RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Rowland.
FLTLT
Noel Ryan
(AEO)
 Former Air Electronics Officer on P2V-5,SP-2H Neptunes and P-3B Orions.
Vietnam service as RAAF Photo Interpreter.
FLGOFF
Peter Salvair
(P)
 Flew RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Later flew RAAF F-111s.
Later SQNLDR Salvair.
FLTLT
Bob Sivyer
(P)		 Flew RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Later flew RAAF F-111s.
Later SQNLDR Sivyer.
SQNLDR
Ivan Skipworth
(P)
 Initial RAAF instructor on F-111 in 1967 with USAF.
SQNLDR
Ken Smith
(P)
 Flew USAF F-4C and F-4D 431st TFS (479th TFW?).
Flew in excess of 1,000 hours on F-4 Phantoms.
Later WGCDR Smith.
FLTLT
Clarrie Stjernqvist
(N)
 Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later AIRCDRE Stjernqvist.
FLTLT
Marty Susans
(P)
 		Previously flew RAAF Mirages
FLGOFF Susans ejected from 3 Sqn RAAF Mirage IIIO A3-52 on 25/09/67 at 20,000ft @ 300kts at Gloucester,NSW approx 8nm from RAAF Williamtown,NSW
after engine failure during night navex. FLGOFF Susans suffered minor injuries.
Later flew RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR Susans.
FLTLT
Robert Waring
(N)		 Crewed RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Original RAAF F-111 crew in 1968.
Killed in the loss of RAAF F-4E 69-7203 "3" 16/06/71 with SQNLDR Stuart Fisher (P).
FLTLT
Tony Wilkinson
(N)
 Brother of SQNLDR John Wilkinson.
Crewed RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn.
Completed an RAAF F-4E conversion course in early 1972 along with Flt Lt Neil Pollock.
Later crewed USAF F-111s on exchange.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later WGCDR T Wilkinson.
FLTLT
John Wilkinson
(N)
 Brother of WGCDR Tony Wilkinson.
Crewed RAAF Canberra's with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Later crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later SQNLDR J.Wilkinson.


RAAF Crew that flew USAF F-4 PHANTOM II's only.

Last Amendment 17/12/07
Crew Rank,Name and Duty
 Remarks
FLTLT
Bruce Connell
(P)
 Flew RF-4Cs Shaw AFB,South Carolina.
Later WGCDR Connell.
FLTLT
Jack Lynch
(P)
 Flew RF-4Cs Shaw AFB,South Carolina.
Later SQNLDR Lynch.
FLTLT
Errol McCormack
(P)
 Flew RF-4Cs Shaw AFB,South Carolina.
Later AIRMSHL McCormack AO.
FLTLT
Lindsay Naylor DFC
(P)
 Flew F-4Ds with the 389th TFS / 12th TFW during the Vietnam War (140 Ops).
Also flew RAAF Mirages.
Later GPCAPT Naylor DFC.
FLTLT
Kym Osley
(N)
 Crewed RF-4Cs Bergstrom AFB,Texas.
Still serving AIRCDRE Osley CSC.
FLTLT
Roger Parsons
(N)
 Crewed RF-4Cs Bergstrom AFB,Texas.
Crewed RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Also crewed RAAF F-111s.
Later SQNLDR Parsons.
FLTLT
Trevor Richardson
(P)
 Flew F-4s Nellis AFB,Nevada.
Later AVM Richardson.
SQNLDR
Hans Roser
(P)
 Flew USAF F-4Cs and F-4Ds with the 557th TFS / 12TFW and the 480th TFS / 37th TFW during the Vietnam War (165 Ops).
Also flew RAAF Mirages.
Later AVM Roser AM.
FLTLT
Graham Silcock
(N)
 Crewed RF-4Cs Bergstrom AFB,Texas.
Crewed RAAF Canberras with 2 Sqn during the Vietnam War.
Later WGCDR Silcock.
SQNLDR
Ian Whisker
(P)
 Flew F-4Ds with the 480th TFS / 12 th TFW during the Vietnam War (140 Ops).
Also flew RAAF Mirages.
Later AIRCDRE Whisker AM.