Medals at the RNZAF Museum

[raymond]

While looking at the medals on display at the Museum over the weekend I noticed the following
K75334 Barry Francis Knudsen
F/S
Avionics Technician
received the
War Medal 1939-45
NZ War Service Medal

Now I may be wrong but I thought the Av Tech trade was established around 1976. Errol do you have any details?

[errolmartyn]

Mar 5, 2012 18:32:52 GMT 12 raymond said:

While looking at the medals on display at the Museum over the weekend I noticed the following
K75334 Barry Francis Knudsen
F/S
Avionics Technician
received the
War Medal 1939-45
NZ War Service Medal

Now I may be wrong but I thought the Av Tech trade was established around 1976. Errol do you have any details?

Raymond,

Sorry, I have nothing at all about him but my personnel records are not very comprehensive past 1950.

Errol

[camtech]

I served with Barry at Wigram in 1966, when I arrived as a green Instrument Mechanic Under training, and Barry was at that stage a Corporal. I would assume Barry retired after 1976 and would therefore be recognised as Avionics. He was an Instrument Fitter.