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Two South Vietnamese landing craft approaching An Thoi harbour, an ex United States Navy base on Phu Quoc Island, approximately 300 kilometres west of Saigon. Each vessel is packed full with South Vietnamese refugees fleeing from the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), who were then in the process of overrunning the northern towns and cities of South Vietnam. An Thoi was established as a refugee camp and several airlifts containing humanitarian aid were made there by RAAF C-130 Hercules aircraft operating from Saigon. This image was taken from the flight deck of an RAAF C-130A Hercules (A97-209), piloted by 43754 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Brian Geoffrey Young, No 36 Squadron, RAAF.
A C130A Hercules transport aircraft (A97-209), of No 36 Squadron, RAAF, which is loading truckloads of humanitarian supplies on the runway at Tan Son Nhut airbase near Saigon. This aircraft was captai
The view looking aft and down from the flight deck into the cargo compartment of a C130A Hercules transport aircraft (A97-209), of No 36 Squadron, RAAF, which is full of South Vietnamese refugees flee
The view looking aft and down from the flight deck into the cargo compartment of a C130A Hercules transport aircraft (A97-209), of No 36 Squadron, RAAF, which is full of South Vietnamese refugees flee
The view looking aft and down from the flight deck into the cargo compartment of a C130A Hercules transport aircraft (A97-209), of No 36 Squadron, RAAF, which is full of South Vietnamese refugees flee
An Thoi, Vietnam. 1975-04. An Thoi, on the island of Phu Quoc, was temporary home to thousands of refugees from the fighting which brought about the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam in April 1975.
An Thoi, Vietnam. 1967-08. The fuselage and tail fin of No. 35 Squadron RAAF Caribou A4-171 protrudes from shallow water off the end of the runway at An Thoi on Phu Quoc island.
