The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
6 Battalion RAR troops were transported from the Australian Task Force base airstrip by American 'Iroquois' helicopters to an area on a search and destroy operation. It took several round trips to fly all of the troops into the landing zones throughout the area. Nearing the landing zone helicopter machine gunners straffed the landing area before disembarking the troops. After landing the troops spread out across the paddy-fields. Movement was seen in a clump of bamboo which was attacked with a grenade launcher; the VC were called out to surrender. When no answer was received a smoke grenade was thrown into the bamboo clump. The smoke grenade forced out four VC; after searching the prisoners they were offered a drink of water but refused. They were then blind folded and embarked in a helicopter and returned to base. A tunnel was searched and then destroyed. Identified personnel: Gunner John Achilles of Chinchilla, QLD, Lieutenant Jurgen Raasch of Goroka Papua, Private Murray Hogan of Korumburra VIC, Private Colin Mooney of Brisbane, Sapper Akel Krawtschak of Perth WA, Captain Karl Jackson of Brisbane, Sergeant Alan West of Sydney, Lance Corporal Don Campbell of Penrith NSW. Cameraman Sergeant Mike Coleridge.
At dawn in Vietnam, 16 American helicopters arrived at the Australian Task Force base airstrip to fly out troops of 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment on a search and destroy operation. Army
Australian troops inflicted heavy casualties on an estimated force of two North Vietnamese battalions early this week when the enemy tried to overrun Australian Fire Support Base Balmoral in Bien Hoa
In Vietnam troops of 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, started the nine-day mission "Operation Cooparoo" through familiar rubber plantations. The operation has just ended. Some were escort
The 7th Battalion RAR troops are ferried by RAAF Iroquois helicopters from Luscombe Field to a sandy landing zone in Phuoc Tuy Province on the coast near the South China Sea. Troops moved in to set up
The last patrol against Viet Cong by 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, returned to base here this week to be led in by the Band and cheered along the route by officers and men. The patrol marc
A month long Army exercise involving troops from Australia, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand ended in North Queensland this week. For many of the New Zealanders it was their first training in rainfore
