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210155 Warrant Officer (WO) Norman Clyde Kirkby, of Moree, NSW, is a specialist investigator with the RAAF Service Police, who is now on active service in Vietnam. WO Kirkby has been seconded to the Australian Army for special investigation work at the CID Vung Tau, Police Headquarters. His work takes him to the forward areas at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat. Here WO Kirkby shows his RAAF standard issue 9mm Browning pistol.
Surprise attack is the standard tactic of the Viet Cong (VC), so members of the RAAF contingent at Vung Tau, are issued with personal weapons. They practice regularly on the rifle range at a beach ab
Surprise attack is the standard tactic of the Viet Cong (VC), so members of the RAAF contingent at Vung Tau, are issued with personal weapons. They practice regularly on the rifle range at a beach ab
A315042 Warrant Officer (WO) Richard Norman (Dick) Absell, of Townsville, Qld, is the movements officer at the Free World Headquarters, Saigon, for RAAF Vietnam. WO Absell keeps track of all aircraft
When its time for a member of the RAAF to receive his long service and good conduct medal, the policy of the air force is that his Commanding Officer will make the presentation, no matter where he mig
Arms of every description are in use in Vietnam. Most of these are 'acquired' by trading or straight out purchase. Identified left to right: A315343 Corporal (Cpl) Charles I Buchanan RAAF, of Colac,
RAAF ground crew, who are posted to the Australian Army's No 161 Reconnaissance Squadron at Vung Tau, regard themselves as a 'queer kettle of fish', because although they are RAAF, they live and work
