The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Rockhampton, Qld. April 1966. Trooplift brought memories of the 2nd World War to some of the older residents of Rockhampton as members of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), filed aboard a RAAF Hercules transport at Rockhampton Airport. After a solid training programme at Shoalwater Bay, near Rockhampton, the troops are being flown back to Brisbane and a week's pre embarkation leave before moving to South Vietnam. Three aircraft from the RAAF Base at Richmond, NSW, drew large crowds to the airport to witness the trooplift. The giant planes flew three sorties and carried out the entire operation by flying together in formation.
Rockhampton, Qld. April 1966. Trooplift brought memories of the 2nd World War to some of the older residents of Rockhampton as members of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), filed abo
Rockhampton, Qld. April 1966. Trooplift brought memories of the 2nd World War to some of the older residents of Rockhampton as members of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), filed abo
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. April 1966. A Viet Cong Village seen from above was constructed by Army Engineers and a simulated `enemy' force supplied by 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), is
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. April 1966. Men of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), race for cover after landing in a helipad in the Polygon Mountains, during exercises in the Shoalwater Bay
Shoalwater Bay, Qld. April 1966. Lance Corporal Rod Hogan, 23, of Stafford, Qld (left), and Private Graham Kelly, 19, of Toowoomba, Qld, inspect an enemy booby trap that they uncovered during a search
Alert Trooper (Tpr) David Allen, 21, of Toogoolawah, Qld, guards an armoured personnel carrier (APC) during massive exercises in Shoalwater Bay north of Rockhampton, Qld. The 6th Battalion, The Royal
