The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An Iroquois helicopter from a US Army aviation company takes off after inserting members of the 5th Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) at Luscombe Field. The men were inserted to patrol the defensive fence and minefields that extended from the sea to Dat Do. This defence line was constructed in an effort to break the Viet Cong stronghold in the nearby Long Hai hills.
The view from a No 9 Squadron, RAAF, UH-1H Iroquois helicopter (number 379), as it circles above a Viet Cong stronghold in the Long Hai Hills. The stronghold was hit by an air strike in an attempt to
The Long Hai mountains in Phuoc Tuy province, a Viet Cong stronghold, seen from an RAAF helicopter gunship. Shortly after this photograph was taken a small group of Viet Cong were seen and attacked.
A No 9 Squadron, RAAF, UH-1H Iroquois helicopter (number 379), on the landing pad at the base at Lang Phuoc Hai being inspected for damage after taking hits from ground fire from Viet Cong troops in t
LONG HAI HILLS, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-08. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS INVOLVED IN A LAND CLEARING OPERATION IN SOUTHERN PHUOC TUY PROVINCE TAKE A BREAK TO WATCH A SPECTACULAR AIR STRIKE ON A SUSPECTED ENEMY POSIT
Iroquois helicopters and crewmen from No 9 Squadron, line up on Luscombe Field, at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Headquarters, near Vung Tau, South Vietnam, before launching their first airborn
A view across a door gunner's M60 machine gun as Iroquois helicopter crews from No 9 Squadron wait on standby at Luscombe Field, near Vung Tau, South Vietnam, after their initial airborne assault in t
