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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 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 one of the first times the Caribou have been used
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
South Vietnam. 1969-10. An Australian soldier, signals a Sioux helicopter into an improvised landing pad on a grass strip. Passenger in the helicopter is the Commanding Officer of 5th Battalion, The R
South Vietnam. 1969-07. A bulldozer from plant troop, 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), is the first vehicle across a newly-finished bridge in eastern Phuoc Tuy Province. The bridg
