Monday, January 31, 2005
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT PAUL PARDOEL
Australia has suffered its first military casualty in Iraq:
Flight Lieutenant Paul Pardoel, 35, from Victoria, died when a British C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed north of Baghdad overnight (AEDT), killing up to 15 troops.
Navigator Flight Lieutenant Pardoel was a former member of the RAAF who had enlisted with the RAF, Australian defence officials said tonight.