The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1967-06. One of the heartening aspects of the war in Vietnam was the speedy evacuation of battle casualties from a war zone. Sometimes a helicopter is unable to land because of the thick undergrowth and so an alternate method of winching the wounded soldier up into the helicopter is used. During a demonstration a member of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), dangles in mid air while being winched up to a helicopter.
Vietnam. 1967-07. Because of the thick undergrowth and tall trees, helicopters were unable to land near B Company, the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), during Operation Cooparoo. T
Vietnam. 1967-07. Because of the thick undergrowth and tall trees, helicopters were unable to land near B Company, the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), during Operation Cooparoo. T
South Vietnam, 11 December 1969. An injured soldier is winched out on a jungle penetrator by a hovering US Iroquois medical evacuation dustoff helicopter from a landing zone in a clearing near the Com
Troops from C Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), unload a resupply RAAF Iroquois helicopter at their base near the village of Long Dien. The soldiers were patrolling in the
Troops from C Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), unload a resupply RAAF Iroquois helicopter at their base near the village of Long Dien. The soldiers were patrolling in the
Vietnam. 1967. Troops from 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), board a Chinook helicopter from the 147th Assault Support Helicopter Company based at Vung Tau. The troops were lifted f
