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Vung Tau, South Vietnam. August 1971. Australian Army helicopter pilots undergoing intensive training on a new helicopter, the Kiowa OH58A, which was being introduced to replace the Bell Sioux. Sitting in a helicopter is Lieutenant Mick Reynolds of Ipswich, Qld (right), a member of 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight, and with him is American training instructor, Captain Larry Elliot. They were having a pre-flight conference during the training course.
South Vietnam. August 1971. A Kiowa OH58A helicopter which is being introduced into the 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight with the 1st Australian Task Force Vietnam (AFV). The Kiowa is replacing
South Vietnam. August 1971. Army helicopter pilot Lieutenant (Lt) Frazer Gibson of Ivanhoe, Vic (left), gets the all clear for take off from a US instructor during a training course. Lt Gibson, and ot
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 29 March 1967. Australian Army light aircraft. From left they are a US Army Chinook, a Cessna spotter aircraft, and a Bell Sioux helicopter (both from the 161st (Independent)
Australian Army helicopter pilots in South Vietnam have been training on a new aircraft in recent weeks. It is the Bell OH58A, or Kiowa helicopter, which is replacing the Bell Sioux in Vietnam. The Ki
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
Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1966-08. Maintenance on a Sioux helicopter of 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight by Craftsman Rex Willis of Mildura, Vic (left) and Corporal (Cpl) Don Patterson of Ipswich, Qld
