Michael Flannery

Name: Michael Flannery.

Combat Name: 'Bloo'.
Address: TOOWOOMBA. QLD. 4350.
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Mobile: 0417 728 918.
Email: flannery@usq.edu.au
Service Number: 232645.
Aircrew Position: Loadmaster.
Squadron/s: 161 Recce Squadron.
5 Sqnadron.
9 Squadron.
5 Aviation Regiment.
ADF Helicopter School.
Directorate of Flying Safety.
16 Brigade (Aviation).
Aircraft Flown: AS350B Squirrel.
UH-1H Iroquois.
S-70A-9 Blackhawk.
CH-47D Chinook.
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Other: Michael was one of the first army loadmasters in 1987. Training at AAFTS,
AMTDU, Combat Survival, 5 Squadron and then a posting to 9 Squadron.

Following the merge to A Squadron 5 Aviation Regiment, Michael was posted as
an instructor to the ADF Helicopter School at RAAF Fairbairn. Another stint at 5
Aviation Regiment lead to a posting to the Directorate of Flying Safety as the first
NCO aircraft accident investigator. After four years in this role Michael was
commissioned and posted as the Aviation Safety Officer at 5 Aviation Regiment.

Michael's last posting was as the 16 Brigade (Aviation) Safety Manager before
retiring from defence and taking a position as the Safety Manager at the
University of Southern QLD in Toowoomba.
   
Profile Date: 02 October, 2011.