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  • Join us on an amazing history lesson at the Australian Army Flying Museum at Oakey in Queensland.
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Комментарии • 67

  • @edwardfletcher7790
    @edwardfletcher7790 Месяц назад +22

    This bloke is a FANTASTIC presenter ! His museum tours must be awesome 👍

    • @willwallace4979
      @willwallace4979 Месяц назад

      @@edwardfletcher7790 can confirm. Very good

    • @markp5737
      @markp5737 Месяц назад +2

      I flew with Scott in the Army, he is a legend and an absolute expert on all things Army aviation...and a great mate as well :)

  • @jameswalley134
    @jameswalley134 Месяц назад +12

    70 minutes of fascinating information.
    I flew Hueys for 4.5 years way back in 1984-88.
    Based in Townsville (35Sqn) for 3.5 years punctuated with 11 months in the MFO (Multi National Observers) … the Peace Keeping force between Egypt and & Israel.
    Of all the aircraft I’ve flown (Jumbos, B767. A330, macchi jets, Hercs & more), the Huey has always been my favorite … even though she tried to kill me 6 times !!!
    Thank God for the excellent flying training I received in the RAAF.

    • @wiggles7172
      @wiggles7172 Месяц назад

      Thanks for your service James. I also flew (Army) 93-02 and I always remember one my course mates who flew the Huey saying "I Iove her, but she wants me dead" LOL

    • @mikelastname
      @mikelastname Месяц назад

      I'm not a pilot, but I figure that all rotary wing craft are only one glitch away from killing you - kind of like the difference between a car and a motorbike.

  • @mattm199
    @mattm199 Месяц назад +7

    I remember going to an airshow at Oakey in the 80's, and seeing the Porters (173 GSS I think), the Nomads and the Kiowas. Wish we had a digital camera then!

    • @BenjaminRowe-hc7uo
      @BenjaminRowe-hc7uo Месяц назад

      @@mattm199 g'day mate, I'd love it if they could bring back an updated 21st century version of the"NOMAD",it was a great aircraft until structural issues stopped it flying.A new strengthened version would be awesome, I'm sad it's gone!✈️🤔

  • @petercunningham2339
    @petercunningham2339 Месяц назад +1

    BRILLIANT! It brings back memories in the mid 80s as a loadie!
    What a shame the CC08 (Caribou) didn't get a mention. It was a fantastic aircraft that joined the dots between the Pilatus and the C130.
    The radial engines also sounded great.
    One thing not mentioned re the Chinook - how bloody incredibly noisy it was inside. Literally deafening.
    Scott Downes - you are in the wrong trade - you did a stunning presentation.

  • @Photos_by_Cowz
    @Photos_by_Cowz Месяц назад

    Amazing presentation and a blast from my past. I served in the Army from 1987 to 2002, my first posting was 161 Command and Liaison Squadron in Oakey from 1988 to I 1992 as a Crash Rescue Firefighter (RAE Firefighter). I remember with fondness the Kiowas, Blackhawks, Hueys (Iroquois), Chinooks, Porters and Nomads. I drove P4 Oshkosh Crash Rescue Fire Tenders and attended many PAN and Maydays in that vehicle. I even managed to have the privilege to fly a Porter on an OPSAT flight.

  • @user-fm4hd3zw3q
    @user-fm4hd3zw3q Месяц назад +4

    Fantastic presentation. Scott Downs is a fantastic speaker and presenter.
    I really appreciate the mhr 90 explanation. I didn’t know that it was the wrong decision beyond the reliability factors but was fundamentally the wrong design for our needs.
    Thank you again.

  • @misterbig9025
    @misterbig9025 Месяц назад +4

    Thank you for presenting more Australian footage!

  • @leandabee
    @leandabee Месяц назад +1

    Wow, what a brilliant story teller Scott is, telling it with passion and excellent knowledge, it certainly had me captivated for the whole show 👏👌. Thanks for your service 🤗👍. Also the velvety voice behind the scenes 😌.

  • @johnoch4430
    @johnoch4430 Месяц назад +1

    Exceptional presentation Scott. I'll make the trip out to visit the museum.

  • @user-fm4hd3zw3q
    @user-fm4hd3zw3q Месяц назад +4

    I’m about halfway through. This is a brilliant lecture. Kudos the channel and even more kudos to the museum!

  • @wiggles7172
    @wiggles7172 Месяц назад +2

    Nice work Dags! You were a credit to the Corp and are now a brilliant asset and credit to the Museum. Fascinating presentation.

  • @davidfletcher2814
    @davidfletcher2814 Месяц назад +3

    Great history lesson Dags and very well presented, well done old mate!

  • @johnturner5221
    @johnturner5221 Месяц назад +1

    What a wonderful tour. My brother and I are Helicopter fans, (and also tank fans), and you have convinced us to tour. Unbelievably well presented!!

  • @meganjarrod
    @meganjarrod Месяц назад

    Excellent production! I’ve been to the museum and read the stories but to hear it all put together is fantastic. Well done

  • @barrymunro6861
    @barrymunro6861 Месяц назад

    Thank you. To my grandfather. To my dad. And to you, for a great well presented vid. Cheers.

  • @davidryall-flanders6353
    @davidryall-flanders6353 Месяц назад +3

    What a great video! I live only a stones throw away from the museum but I haven't been there in years. I think I'll make time for another visit. Thanks for the video.

  • @davidryall-flanders6353
    @davidryall-flanders6353 Месяц назад +1

    What a great video. I live only a stones throw away from the museum but I haven't been there in years. I think I'll make time for another visit. Thanks for the video.

  • @_surge11
    @_surge11 Месяц назад

    WOW.. So much information in one video. Presented in a way so easy to understand. Thankyou.

  • @michaelstaunton7684
    @michaelstaunton7684 Месяц назад

    Great tour. Been though the museum myself. Now it means more now I know a lot more. Keep up the good work.

  • @SerialDelta
    @SerialDelta Месяц назад +1

    Mate what a great presentation, I just realised it's been over 30 years since we caught up at 5Avn. After seeing this I'll have to make a greater effort to visit sooner than later... Bryan D

  • @larryjenkinson5525
    @larryjenkinson5525 Месяц назад

    🇦🇺 Thank you, a great video. I learned so much from the Museum Curator, obviously a very knowledgeable man.

  • @KurtBoulter
    @KurtBoulter Месяц назад

    Thank you very much for this fascinating delve into the Australian history of military aviation. We are just down the road from Oakey, in Toowoomba & I can't believe we have never been out to have a look at their extensive collection of military machines, which we shall remedy in short order!

  • @rastarn
    @rastarn Месяц назад +2

    Excellent video!

  • @smokincrater
    @smokincrater Месяц назад +2

    Excellent video. Really enjoyed it.

  • @StevenDenholm
    @StevenDenholm Месяц назад

    Most enjoyable.
    Knows his stuff

  • @scubasteve5102
    @scubasteve5102 Месяц назад

    Great overview and educational.

  • @johnkurtz300
    @johnkurtz300 Месяц назад +1

    Do a tour on RAAFAAHC next - you won't be disappointed, mate. Used to volunteer there. Great people. Truly miss it 🤘

    • @raafdocumentaries
      @raafdocumentaries  Месяц назад

      did you see this one? ruclips.net/video/2j-OVbR_VE0/видео.html

  • @meditatingfish
    @meditatingfish Месяц назад

    I remember this place when it was just a couple of dusty old hangars. The Bristol Boxkite was without an engine, and the canvas was rotting, and torn where a possum had run along the wings. A local company, run by the widow of an Italian man who migrated to Australia after WWII, resurrected it (the Boxkite) to the standard you see today. That company still has a hangar full of planes at Toowoomba Airport. Worth checking out: The Zuccoli Collection. It's a working place, but has some amazing aircraft to see.
    Nice to see that Airport Drive has been renamed to Bawden Boulevard, after Flying Instructor Major Barry Bawden (Ret'd) and his Wife, Helen Bawden OAM, who worked as volunteers at the Museum from those early days, until it reached the professional operation it has become today.

  • @JB-mw5rg
    @JB-mw5rg Месяц назад

    Great video!! I should make time to get to the museum.

  • @davidroe1409
    @davidroe1409 Месяц назад

    My father served in the Australian Army and told me stories of when he flew in blackhawks and Chinooks his unit exercise was cancelled when the blackhawk tragedy happened at high Range Townsville

  • @LeeLee888
    @LeeLee888 Месяц назад

    Well done to all the team at the museum. Great presentation Scotty.

  • @GenDischarges
    @GenDischarges Месяц назад

    Scott, excellent presentation encompassing a vast amount of knowledge and history that you delivered perfectly. May I humbly suggest that you consider adding just a note on the implications of introducing metal skin, gas turbine engines, glass avionics and weapon systems on our logistic train in particular maintenance. Yours BWMillen

  • @mayflowerlash11
    @mayflowerlash11 Месяц назад

    Ross's Vickers Vimy is still under cover at the Adelaide Airport.

  • @beertruk2429
    @beertruk2429 Месяц назад

    Well done Scotty and thank you for the video Australian Military History.

  • @jimibeuk
    @jimibeuk Месяц назад

    Hats off to Scot Downs for a great presentation!

  • @rionstretton8133
    @rionstretton8133 29 дней назад

    Awesome

  • @OldFellaDave
    @OldFellaDave Месяц назад

    Awesome doco, really enjoyed it. Well done to everyone!

  • @brodricj3023
    @brodricj3023 Месяц назад +1

    What about GAF NOMAD, did he talk about those? Army had Nomad's at Oakey in the 1980's.

    • @raafdocumentaries
      @raafdocumentaries  Месяц назад +2

      There was a Nomad at the museum but didn't cover it- there were a few other aircraft as well, but I think we were running a bit long on the presentation. Maybe next time.

  • @Iwishiwasflying
    @Iwishiwasflying Месяц назад

    Point of correction for old mate 53:44 mark. The Huey replacement was down to four aircraft. The Westland Lynx, Super Puma, Blackhawk and another one. The Blackhawk was the winner of that aircraft selection/trial.
    I wish he had of been true about that, because he infers that the ADF only looked at the Blackhawk which is a false narrative.

  • @cliffhigson7581
    @cliffhigson7581 Месяц назад

    Talking about the original Blackhawks doing flood rescues the sad thing about the new M models is there's no winch that I've seen in photos unless they are on order.🤔

  • @dazsmith690
    @dazsmith690 Месяц назад

    i live just up the road...will have to get back and investigate further..

  • @kristian6644
    @kristian6644 Месяц назад

    Brilliant presentation,
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @danielmc762
    @danielmc762 Месяц назад

    Great listen!!!

  • @Harldin
    @Harldin Месяц назад +2

    Notice there was no mention of the Nomad, lot of rumours floating around the Army in the mid 90s about their sudden withdrawal. Unfit for service being the nicest I heard.

    • @chaffcutter58.
      @chaffcutter58. Месяц назад

      @Harldin The bloody tails fell off ,due to fractures heading up from the horizontal stabaliser.

  • @Watson1
    @Watson1 Месяц назад +1

    That first aircraft on the beach was not an Auster. Looked like a bird dog. Otherwise great. Thank you. I did my 6 years at Oakey. First in 162 sq. And then Base sq. 1969-1975. Best time of all.

  • @beyondthegoats6048
    @beyondthegoats6048 Месяц назад

    Excellent... Thank you.

  • @doughart2720
    @doughart2720 Месяц назад

    1:10:08 At 24.00 the aircraft depicted is an L5 Stinson, not an Auster Still a great video.

  • @beckster181
    @beckster181 Месяц назад

    What no mention of Nomad???

  • @danielmc762
    @danielmc762 Месяц назад +1

    Was the DCH-4 Caribou Army or Airforce?

  • @RobertLewis-el9ub
    @RobertLewis-el9ub Месяц назад +1

    Great video - served in an AAAvn Sqn (1980's) - never appreciated the history.

  • @mezame1626
    @mezame1626 Месяц назад

    Dude sure sounds like he likes war machines

  • @BenState
    @BenState Месяц назад +1

    A lot of this is actually RAAF history...

  • @acumulas5827
    @acumulas5827 Месяц назад

    first

  • @ianmoore9872
    @ianmoore9872 Месяц назад

    the word is avaition

    • @chaffcutter58.
      @chaffcutter58. Месяц назад

      Its an acronym for Australian Army Aviation Corp. Ffs

  • @ivan7453
    @ivan7453 Месяц назад

    Second