The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 1969-10. RAAF Caribou aircraft of No. 35 Squadron were used to air-lift Australian troops from the field to their Nui Dat base. It was one of the first times the Caribou have been used in this role because the troops, members of 5th battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), had been operating near the village of Xuyen Moc, east of the Task Force base, which had a grass strip capable of taking fixed wing aircraft. Weary troops move towards the aircraft after a month in the field.
South Vietnam. 1969-10. RAAF Caribou aircraft of No. 35 Squadron were used to air-lift Australian troops from the field to their Nui Dat base. It was the first time the Caribou have been used in this
South Vietnam. 1969-10. RAAF Caribou aircraft of No. 35 Squadron were used to air-lift Australian troops from the field to their Nui Dat base. It was the first time the Caribou have been used in this
SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-10. RAAF CARIBOU AIRCRAFT OF NO. 35 SQUADRON WERE USED TO AIR-LIFT AUSTRALIAN TROOPS FROM THE FIELD TO THEIR NUI DAT BASE. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CARIBOU HAVE BEEN USED IN THIS
Diggers of 5RAR, move to board an RAAF Caribou aircraft to be flown back to Nui Dat, following their capture and relief of Xuyen Moc. The Caribou had landed in a paddock outside of the town, with this
Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam, 1969. Soldiers from the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) boarding a Caribou transport aircraft (A4-208) of No 35 Squadron RAAF.
Mail and fresh fruit and vegetables are a daily requirement for the soldiers at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base. The Mission flight by the RAAF Caribou aircraft is unloaded by soldiers on th
