Doug told us about his experiences fixing helicopters for a combined Australia and New Zealand peacekeeping force in the Sinai Peninsular. He said that they were ANZACs, but not the original ANZACs.
Doug brought in his medals to show us which ones he earned while on peacekeeping duties. When Rafael looked at the medals closely he noticed that Doug's name and military number were engraved around the edges of the medals!
It was interesting for us to learn about helicopters! Doug showed us several pictures of helicopters that he used to fix. Peacekeeping helicopters are painted in contrast to choppers that are used in warfare. This is to make them distinctive in order that both sides of the conflict know they are neutral. We noticed from Doug's photos that the peacekeeping helicopters don't have doors! We also learnt that the sound that comes from the helicopters is not from the engine but rather from the spinning of the rotor blades which break the sound barrier!
We saw a photo of Doug when he was fixing a helicopter. He was wearing his Air Force uniform. We noticed that his rank was shown by the chevrons on his sleeve. Each rank has a different pattern. Doug said that the ranks in the military is similar to how schools are organised with beginning teachers, registered teachers, head teachers, deputy principals, and principals.
Here are the main points we learnt today:
Ivo - We learnt that Doug fixed helicopters in different countries. He was working in the Sinai desert.
Bella - Doug showed us his medals for being a peacekeeper. We got to hold the medals!
Aaron - Doug said that the helicopters were painted white so that everyone could see that it was a peacekeeping helicopter. War helicopters are painted with camouflage.
Lorin - Doug told us that a helicopter can shoot torpedos. If the torpedos hit something they would blow up. I think that we don't use torpedos anymore because they might blow up a floating city.
Joe - Doug told us about the chevron markings on his uniform. He had two. Chevrons tell us the rank. There are lots of ranks in the military.
Rafael - There are little names on the edges of medals. The name of the person that earned the medals is engraved there, along with their rank and military number. Every medal is for something different, for example, one of Doug's medals was for being a peacekeeper.
It was interesting for us to learn about helicopters! Doug showed us several pictures of helicopters that he used to fix. Peacekeeping helicopters are painted in contrast to choppers that are used in warfare. This is to make them distinctive in order that both sides of the conflict know they are neutral. We noticed from Doug's photos that the peacekeeping helicopters don't have doors! We also learnt that the sound that comes from the helicopters is not from the engine but rather from the spinning of the rotor blades which break the sound barrier!
We saw a photo of Doug when he was fixing a helicopter. He was wearing his Air Force uniform. We noticed that his rank was shown by the chevrons on his sleeve. Each rank has a different pattern. Doug said that the ranks in the military is similar to how schools are organised with beginning teachers, registered teachers, head teachers, deputy principals, and principals.
Here are the main points we learnt today:
Ivo - We learnt that Doug fixed helicopters in different countries. He was working in the Sinai desert.
Bella - Doug showed us his medals for being a peacekeeper. We got to hold the medals!
Aaron - Doug said that the helicopters were painted white so that everyone could see that it was a peacekeeping helicopter. War helicopters are painted with camouflage.
Lorin - Doug told us that a helicopter can shoot torpedos. If the torpedos hit something they would blow up. I think that we don't use torpedos anymore because they might blow up a floating city.
Joe - Doug told us about the chevron markings on his uniform. He had two. Chevrons tell us the rank. There are lots of ranks in the military.
Rafael - There are little names on the edges of medals. The name of the person that earned the medals is engraved there, along with their rank and military number. Every medal is for something different, for example, one of Doug's medals was for being a peacekeeper.
They seem to have had a fantastic day and what a treat to talk to a Flight Seargent. Rafa came home saying that he wanted to be a pilot. To that his sister responded: Do you want to get killed? Then the conversation went into what sort of pilots there are and that not all go to conflict areas or war. He was really excited as having Doug brought the job as a pilot to life. Thanks a lot for all the activities you organise for them.
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