The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Heavily laden members of 9 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), boarding a Westland Whirlwind HAR.4 helicopter from 155 Squadron RAF, which has landed on the field (padang) at Sungei Siput. The helicopter will take them deep into the jungle of Perak for a 14-day jungle patrol against Communist terrorists. The men will be dropped in lots of four or five, depending on the weight of their loads, until the whole platoon has been transferred to the jungle landing zone (LZ). Tins of aviation fuel (AVGAS) and other equipment is visible in the foreground. The man on the left is armed with a Bren gun and the two men in front of him are armed with Rifle No.5 Mk I, aka 'jungle carbines'. As of 2006 this aircraft was preserved in the United Kingdom.
Heavily laden members of 9 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), file past one of two Westland Whirlwind helicopters from 155 Squadron RAF, which have landed on the
Heavily laden members of 9 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), prepare to board a Westland Whirlwind helicopter from 155 Squadron RAF, which has landed on the spor
Unidentified members of 9 Platoon (9 Pl), C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), line up cans of AVGAS (aviation gasoline) next to a Westland Whirlwind helicopter from No155 S
Members of 9 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), file past one of two British Westland Whirlwind helicopters from 155 Squadron RAF, which have landed on the sports
Three unidentified men from C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) wave off their mates from 9 Platoon, as they lift off from the sports field (padang) at Sungei Siput in a We
Loaded up and ready for his patrol, 6/985 Private (Pte) Ian Lloyd, 24, of Ulverstone, Tas, 9 Platoon (9 Pl), C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), watches as helicopters from
