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RWS 51 – Australian Navy, Vietnam and EMS with Ken Vote
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Landing in the urban jungle of inner Sydney is a far cry from dropping off SAS troops in the jungles of Vietnam – Ken Vote has done both in his career as a Navy and EMS helicopter pilot.
Ken started his helicopter career with the Australian Navy, spent time in Vietnam, instructed in the military and had a career in the EMS world. He was one of the senior pilots during a counter terrorism readiness operation to oil rigs in Bass Strait, survived a live fire SAS killhouse training run where he played the role of a hostage and has also flown off Australia’s last aircraft carrier.
I was put in touch with Ken by Craig Bowman – Bowie is flying an EMS bird in Western Australia – which is possibly the largest EMS area of coverage in the world in terms of square kilometers – that might be a story for another time. In researching this interview I also got in touch with one of the volunteers at the Fleet Air Arm Association of Australia who knew Ken – he indicated that Ken is not known for being reticent in sharing memories!!
So I hope you enjoy this interview. I have cut it into 2 episodes for length so this is Part 1 that you are about to hear.
I started off by asking Ken about a routine at an airshow in 1973 that he used to perform and the occasion that things didn’t go to plan.
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Support the show on Patreon
Write up on Operation Bursa
Video – Wessex Helicopters Blade Unfolding on HMAS Melbourne
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Do you have a question about Ken’s career or EMS flying that you want to ask? Be part of the conversation by leaving a comment below.
The post RWS 51 – Australian Navy, Vietnam and EMS with Ken Vote appeared first on The Rotary Wing Show Podcast.
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Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on February 13, 2024 11:08 (). Last successful fetch was on August 06, 2023 14:07 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
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Manage episode 166680312 series 169835
Landing in the urban jungle of inner Sydney is a far cry from dropping off SAS troops in the jungles of Vietnam – Ken Vote has done both in his career as a Navy and EMS helicopter pilot.
Ken started his helicopter career with the Australian Navy, spent time in Vietnam, instructed in the military and had a career in the EMS world. He was one of the senior pilots during a counter terrorism readiness operation to oil rigs in Bass Strait, survived a live fire SAS killhouse training run where he played the role of a hostage and has also flown off Australia’s last aircraft carrier.
I was put in touch with Ken by Craig Bowman – Bowie is flying an EMS bird in Western Australia – which is possibly the largest EMS area of coverage in the world in terms of square kilometers – that might be a story for another time. In researching this interview I also got in touch with one of the volunteers at the Fleet Air Arm Association of Australia who knew Ken – he indicated that Ken is not known for being reticent in sharing memories!!
So I hope you enjoy this interview. I have cut it into 2 episodes for length so this is Part 1 that you are about to hear.
I started off by asking Ken about a routine at an airshow in 1973 that he used to perform and the occasion that things didn’t go to plan.
Podcast: Subscribe in iTunes | Play in new window | Download
Links from this week’s episode:
Support the show on Patreon
Write up on Operation Bursa
Video – Wessex Helicopters Blade Unfolding on HMAS Melbourne
[leadplayer_vid id=”583831FECDC4D”]
Do you have a question about Ken’s career or EMS flying that you want to ask? Be part of the conversation by leaving a comment below.
The post RWS 51 – Australian Navy, Vietnam and EMS with Ken Vote appeared first on The Rotary Wing Show Podcast.
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