Served in RNZAF 11 January 1957 to 1 March 1977. Completed 28 flights into or through Vietnam with 41 Sqn RNZAF (1965–1968 and 1975), and seven flights into Vietnam with 40 Sqn RNZAF (1969–1971). Held the rank of Squadron Leader from 1969.
Also served in Antarctica with US Navy VX6 Squadron November 1961 to March 1962 as RNZAF observer. Now lives in the United States.
In 2021, Peter published a book – On the Bridges Between Heaven and Earth: Sixty Years of Living Dangerously – about his 20 years in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, including six months with the USN Sqn VX-6 in Antarctica, one year in the Indonesian warzone of Borneo and ten years in the warzone of South Vietnam.
Watch film footage of Peter's service with 41 Squadron in this video, including the last days in Saigon.
You can read more about Peter's aviation and hiking/climbing experiences on the following websites: https://www.flyingkiwiusa.com/ and https://www.highsierrakiwi.com/
Disclaimer
The Vietnam List is an updated version of New Zealand's original Vietnam nominal roll – the Flinkenberg List – compiled by Captain Con Flinkenberg in 1972. Name, rank and unit information are from New Zealand military pay records. Read more about the Vietnam List.
