The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australian Cessna Forward Air Controller (FAC) spotting an enemy camp, calling in an air strike or artillery - or both - then making a run over the target to assess the results.
Bombardment of the Long Hai hills south of the Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, Vietnam, was a fore-runner to Operation Pinnaroo by troops of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Royal Australian R
One of the main tasks of pilots of the Army's 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight based in Vietnam is directing airstrikes on enemy targets. Flying Bell Sioux helicopters, the pilots fly over the
Wing Commander Tony Powell holds the unique distinction in the RAAF of being the only FAC pilot operating in South Vietnam with the USAF the term FAC means Forward Air Controller and is given to the S
One of the main tasks of pilots of the Army's 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight based in Vietnam is directing airstrikes on enemy targets. Flying Bell Sioux helicopters, the pilots fly over the
"Back at higher altitude to allow Forward Air Controller (FAC) in a light aircraft to assess damage and mark another target which is on the side of the valley."
'Jade' was the codeword for the Forward Air Controller (FAC). The aircraft used was a Cessna O2 (Oscar Deuce).Scene opens with O2 landing on Luscombe Field at Nui Dat. Lt John Bart Neervoort dons para
