Reply With QuoteIn one of the most inhospitable places on earth the Australian Air Force will attempt to build an airfield in 36 hours. This is Impossible Airfield.
About 15mins doco.
http://www.youtube.com/user/DefenceJ...?v=_v-ucdUZ2II
^ The Sparrow force was it?, I know the guy Mr Lions (not sure spelling for name correctly) for many years until he passed away few years back, He was in the Sparrow force that was stranded in Timor he told me that he sneaked into Japanese camp to plant explosive under the hut whatever the target were but he planted under the wrong hut and blew up the mess hut while the Japanese were eating, Japanese troops were hunting them for months after the incident.
In one of the most inhospitable places on earth the Australian Air Force will attempt to build an airfield in 36 hours. This is Impossible Airfield.
About 15mins doco.
http://www.youtube.com/user/DefenceJ...?v=_v-ucdUZ2II
Most of Sparrow force was wrapped up pretty quickly in Dutch Timor once the Japanese invaded. It was really only the 2/2 Commando boys in Portuguese Timor who stayed around, along with a few of the other part of the force that broke away when the word of surrender went around. They were later reinforced by 2/4 Commando and a smaller Z special force component.
Sparrow force was active till Sept 1942 when they got out of Timor iirc.Originally Posted by digrar
Cant remember if he was in Commandos after that.
Both docus are actually very similar - with Real Top Guns, they added a couple of episodes on the F-111.
Digger wounded in Afghani drug raid
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/mor...-1226313919568AN Australian special forces soldier has been shot and wounded in an operation against an insurgent drug laboratory.
Defence said that mission occurred in northwestern Kandahar Province late March and involved members of the Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) and Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) with insurgents fighting back to protect their drugs operation.
Speedy recovery to the wounded.
All the best mate get better soon
Reasonable condensed time line here. http://www.easttimor.org.uk/battleoftimor.htm
Interesting,
Thanks for the link.
Some info you might be interested.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparrow_Force
In September 1942, Sparrow Force was reinforced by the Australian 2/4th Independent Company (Lancer Force). With the exception of a few officers, Sparrow Force was evacuated to Australia on 11–12 December.
Thanks mate. Got your name wrong, my bad.
No worries, Zorba
Exercise Sturt’s Gauntlet
Exercise STURT’S GAUNTLET was a combined arms demonstration for the Australian Command and Staff College conducted by elements of 1st Brigade, along with members of the 16th Air Land Regiment from Woodside Barracks.
The exercise aimed to showcase how the Australian Army might work together in an hybrid threat scenario, and involved a Mechanised Platoon mounted in M113 armored personnel carriers, an M1 Abrams Tank and an Engineer Section working together to neutralize an enemy position. A M777 155mm Howitzer and mortar section provided Indirect Fire Support, with elements from 16th Air Land Regiment providing cover from an air attack and facilitating a link to intelligence aircraft from the RAAF.
An M1 Abrams Tank moves into position during Exercise STURT'S GAUNTLET.
An M1 Abrams Tank moves into position during Excercise STURT'S GAUNTLET.
An M113 armored personnel carrier provides fire support whilst other members of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Platoon move into position during Exercise STURT'S GAUNTLET.
Private Kristopher Becker moving out of the M113 armoured personnel carrier during a demonstration.
Members from the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment exit an M113 amored personnel carrier during Exercise STURT'S GAUNTLET.
Lance Corporal Michael Lowe prepares to move forward during a combined arms demonstraton.
Corporal Vaughan Johnston from 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment takes aim during Exercise STURT's GAUNTLET.
Members from 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment take aim during Exercise STURT'S GAUNTLET.
Members from 7th BAttalion, The Royal Australian Regiment move forward to carry out the objective during Exercise STURT'S GAUNTLET.
Private Joel Sardi moves position during Exercise STURT's GAUNTLET.
Private Joel Sardi takes aim during Exercise STURT's GAUNTLET.
Private Soldiers Takes aim during Exercise STURT's GAUNTLET.
Soldiers from 102 Battery work on the 155mm artillery gun.
The mortar team and an 155mm artillery gun in the background during Exercise STURT'S GAUNTLET.
The mortar team and an M1 Abrams Tank in the background during Exercise STURT'S GAUNTLET.
Private Luke Sunley from 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment loads a dummy mortar round during Exercise STURT's GAUNTLET.
Private Luke Sunley from 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment loads a dummy mortar round, whilst Private Dean Notman stabilises the mortar tube during Exercise STURT'S GAUNTLET.
Troops load a dummy mortar during Exercise STURT'S GAUNTLET.
Troops working with the RBS-70 during Exercise STURT's GAUNTLET.
Exercise Semper Fast 2011
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