The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), Lieutenant Colonel Colin Khan of Woollahra, NSW, who often controls his troops on the ground from the air.
South Vietnam. 1969-10. Commanding Officer of 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), Lieutenant Colonel Colin Khan of Woollahra, NSW, leaves the Sioux helicopter from which he often cont
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-05. Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Colin Khan of Edgecliff, NSW, Commanding Officer of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), which is part of the 1st Au
South Vietnam. 1970-01. The Commander of the Australian Force, Vietnam designate, Major General (Maj Gen) C. A. E. Fraser of Duntroon, ACT, at Fire Support Base Pat. He was speaking with the Commandin
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
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. February 1970. An AK50 assault rifle captured by 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), is presented by the Battalion Commander, Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Colin
