Air Force Association - Victoria

18/08/2026

Lest We Forget.

07/07/2026

Our Winter newsletter is out now. Click on the link to read our latest edition: https://afavic.org.au/content/772/newsletters-contact-current-issue

24/06/2026

Thank you for your service.

11/06/2026

When generations connect, history doesn’t fade. It comes to life.

At 102 years old, WWII veteran Ted McConchie remains closely connected to the Squadron he served with more than 80 years ago.

A former Wireless Operator/Air Gunner flying Beaufort aircraft with 100 Squadron during the Second World War, Ted recently welcomed current Squadron members following Anzac Day commemorations at Point Cook. Stories were shared, memories revisited, and generations connected through a shared history of service.

“It means a great deal to know the Squadron still remembers us,” Ted said.

Members of No.100 Squadron also marched behind the Beaufort Association banner alongside families of former Beaufort aircrew during the Melbourne Anzac Day march — continuing the legacy of those who served before them.

Lest we forget.

Read more ➡️ https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2026-06-03/honouring-past-present-generations

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09/06/2026

Lest We Forget.

RSL Victoria today remembers the sacrifice of Corporal David Dubber MID who died on this day in 1971 while serving Australian in the Vietnam War.

David was born in Coburg in 1943 to Alfred and Florence Dubber and attended St Ambrose Boys College, leaving at the age of 14.

He married his partner June and worked in various jobs in the northern suburbs of Melbourne before taking up a role of Undertaker's Assistant at Joseph Allison Funerals where he drove funeral hearses.

He voluntarily enlisted in the RAAF in 1967 soon after the birth of his only daughter, Lisa. He was a member of the Airfield Defence Guards in bases around South Australia and New South Wales.

He did his first tour of Vietnam in 1968 with No.2 Squadron and was Mentioned in Despatches for his leadership and courage as a section leader of the Airfield Defence Guards.

He returned to Australia and settled into a house in Queanbeyan with his wife and daughter as he commenced training as a door gunner at the Fairbairn air base in the ACT and was promoted to Corporal.

He returned to Vietnam in May 1971. In early June 1971 Australian soldiers from 3RAR attacked a heavily fortified communist camp in what became known as the Battle of Long Khanh.

The battle raged on between 6 and 7 June and B Company was falling desperately short of ammunition. One resupply mission succeeded in getting through to the soldiers on the ground and helped stabilise their position.

At 11 am on 7 June Corporal Dubber was serving as a door gunner on an Iroquois helicopter which was attempting a second resupply mission when it came under heavy ground fire and crashed, killing Corporal David Dubber and pilot Lance Everitt. Two other Australians were injured.

The body of Corporal Dubber was returned to Australia and he was buried at Fawkner cemetery, leaving behind a wife and 5-year-old daughter.

He was 28 years old.

08/06/2026

Congratulations and thank you for your service.

A big congratulations to our 23 aviators who’ve received King's Birthday Honours and Awards! 👏👏

⭐Warrant Officer Matthew Stephen Elliott AM
⭐Group Captain Martin Thomas Parker AM
⭐Wing Commander Todd Matthew Woodford AM
⭐Wing Commander Susan Elizabeth Yates AM

🏅Warrant Officer Scott William Atkinson OAM
🏅Flight Lieutenant Tobias David Peach OAM
🏅Wing Commander Alan Ross Turner OAM

✨Wing Commander Wayne Joseph Armstrong CSC
✨Flight Lieutenant Nicholas Clive Chapman CSC
✨Warrant Officer Stephen William Clark CSC
✨Squadron Leader Emily Margaret Hartley CSC
✨Group Captain Terrence John Lewis CSC
✨Wing Commander Peter James Mole CSC
✨Flight Sergeant Joshua Siegfried Schoeneck CSC

🌟Sergeant Lawson David Alick CSM
🌟Squadron Leader Charles Griffiths Goodacre CSM
🌟Wing Commander Mark Douglas Jobson CSM
🌟Group Captain Mark William Powell CSM
🌟Flight Lieutenant Alexander James Quitzau CSM
🌟Wing Commander Timothy Ronald Shaw CSM
🌟Flight Lieutenant Stuart Calvin Siebels CSM
🌟Warrant Officer Darren Craig Williams CSM
🌟Wing Commander Leigh Wrighton-Jones CSM

Read the full list of awardees here:https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-06/KB26%20-%20Honours%20List%20-%20Military%20Awards.pdf

29/05/2026

16/05/2026

RIP and thank you for your service. GPCAPT (Retd) Dr Robert Black AM KJSJ RFD, Air Force veteran, long time AFA-SA member and former State President.

08/05/2026

Happy birthday to centenarian, Clifford (Cliff) Jackson, and thank you for your service.
You can read Cliff’s story below.⬇️

04/05/2026