The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-11. A member of the Army's 161st Reconnaissance Flight in Vietnam, 2nd Lieutenant Bob Thomson of Wacol, Qld, straps himself into the seat of his Sioux helicopter. The reconnaissance flight is with the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) and its aircraft, Sioux helicopters and Cessna fixed wing aircraft, are continuously airborne acting as eyes for the troops on the ground.
NUI DAT, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-09. THE OFFICER COMMANDING THE ARMY'S 161ST RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT IN VIETNAM, MAJOR GRAEME HILL-SMITH OF KILLARA, NSW, STRAPS INTO HIS SEAT IN A SIOUX HELICOPTER. THE 161S
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. 1969-09. 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
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-10. Corporal Phil Baker of Ipswich, Qld, tightens the lock wire of the tail rotor gearbox on a Sioux helicopter at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base. He is an engi
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. 1968-10. CORPORAL RAY HUMBY OF WODONGA, VIC, ADJUSTS THE FUEL PUMP ON A SIOUX HELICOPTER DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN TASK FORCE (1ATF) BASE. CORPORAL HUMBY
