Helicopter training: No 5 Squadron Accession Number: F02717

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No. 5 Squadron RAAF based at Fairbairn ACT undergo an intensive flying training programme to ensure that helicopter crews are completely operationally trained to reinforce No. 9 Squadron RAAF in Vietnam. Shows crews at briefing, boarding Iroquois helicopters, aircraft in flight, landing troops and practicing winching "patient" up into helicopter in the Queanbeyan and Snowy Mountains areas.

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Accession Number
F02717
Production Company
RAAF Public Relations
Classification
Film
Object Type
To be confirmed
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: ORP
Format: 16mm
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration
Footage
Projection speed
Date Made
19 October 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
AWM copyright

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