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Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-10. After logging many hours searching for the Viet Cong in Phuoc Tuy Province, Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Peter Bysauth of Rose Bay, NSW, prepares to alight from his Sioux helicopter at Luscombe Airfield. 2nd Lt Bysauth is a pilot with the 161st (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight which supports the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) based in a rubber plantation. The Flight is the 'eyes' of the 1ATF and provides intelligence information on areas of the Province that are inaccessible to ground troops.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-10. With his armoured vest slung over a shoulder and an M16 automatic rifle and helmet in his hand, Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Barry Dick of Ipswich, Qld, heads for his Si
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-10. 39510 Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Allan Jellie of Mount Martha, Vic, Killed in Action 1969-12-03, prepares to fly another mission in his Sioux helicopter. 2nd Lt Jellie
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-10. Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Mal Smith of Windsor Gardens, SA, watches as Corporal Brian Calder of Yankalilla, SA (with tattoos on his arm), refuels his Sioux helicopter
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-10. The Second in Command of the 161st (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight, Major Frank Markcrow (right) gives Captain Barry Donald a final briefing before a mission. Both
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-10. Helicopter pilot, Second Lieutenant Barry Dick of Ipswich, Qld, straps himself into his aircraft before flying another mission in Phuoc Tuy Province. His unit, the 161
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-09. Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Errol Driver of West Swan, WA (left), listens carefully as fellow pilot 2nd Lt Geoff Longland of Bulimba, Qld, briefs him on an operation. B
