Vale - Jack FORDYCE 'Jockey', A32442, Flight Engineer ....
RAAF Airman Aircrew ~ Simply The Best ....
Boeing Globemaster C17-A ~ 36 Squadron ....
Alenia Spartan C-27J ~ 35 Squadron ....
Airbus KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport ~ 33 Squadron ....
Boeing 707-338C ~ 33 Squadron ....
Boeing E-7A Hawkeye ~ 2 Squadron ....
Lockheed Hercules C-130J ~ 37 Squadron ....
Lockheed Hercules C-130H ~ 36 Squadron ....
Lockheed Hercules C-130E ~ 37 Squadron ....
Lockheed Hercules C-130A ~ 36 Squadron ....
Pacific Aerospace CT4 ~ 1 Flying Training School ....
Bombardier Challenger CL604 ~ 34 Squadron ....
Beechcraft King Air 350 ~ 32 Squadron ....
BAC1-11 ~ 34 Squadron ....
Boeing BBJ 737-8 ~ 34 Squadron ....
Bell Iroquois UH-1H ~ 9 Squadron ....
De Havilland Caribou DHC-4 ~ 38 Squadron ....
Boeing Chinook CH-47 ~ 12 Squadron ....
Lockheed Orion P3 ~ 11 Squadron ....
Sikorsky Blackhawk UH-60 ~ 9 Squadron ....
Douglas DC3 ~ Aircraft Research and Development Unit ....
Pilatus PC9 ~ 2 Flying Training School ....
Aermacchi MB-326H ~ Roulettes ....
   Mustering: Engine Fitter. |
Jack served in the RAAF from 02 February 1948 until 02 February 1968. He also served in the Air Force Emergency Force (AFEF) until it was disbanded in 1964. Jack served with 78 Fighter Wing, Malta, from 1952 until 1955. He trained on C-130A Hercules aircraft in the USA in 1958 then served on that aircraft firstly with 36 Squadron as ground crew, then in 1961, he became a flight engineer. In August 1966, he was posted to 37 Squadron to crew the new C-130E Hercules. Jack flew operational tasks to Vietnam and Borneo and support missions to Australian forces overseas and for the Australia's Embassy in Jakarta. He also flew missions in support of Australia's allies during the formation of Malaysia and the Indonesian Confrontation in the 60s. 
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