The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Members of No 9 Squadron, RAAF, and of No 3 Squadron, Special Air Services (3SAS) Squadron, stand near an Iroquois helicopter on the Kangaroo Pad (Kanga pad) at Nui Dat, after a mounted captured Viet Cong (VC) weapon, a Soviet Mosinmagant M1944 carbine, was presented to the squadron in thanks for the excellent support and co-operation they had provided for the SAS. Identified from left to right: Major J Murphy SAS; unknown, SAS; 218798 Pilot Officer (PO) Michael John (Mick) Haxell, of North Manly, NSW, RAAF (crouching); unknown, SAS; unknown, SAS; unknown, SAS; 21702 Warrant Officer (WO) Gordon D Buttriss, of Sefton, NSW RAAF; 111550 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Alan Clarence Bloxsom, of Maryborough, Qld; 33785 Sergeant (Sgt) James Henry Roche, RAAF crewman & door gunner; 221540 LAC David John (Dave) ‘Blue’ Collins, of Ainslie, ACT, (holding left side of trophy); unknown, SAS; unknown, SAS; 219176 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Leslie Wilfred (Les) Morris, of Frenches Forest, NSW; Corporal (Cpl) K McCarthy RAAF (unable to further identify);15484 LAC Bruce Chaille Shearer; unknown, SAS; 23446 Flt Lt Leigh Oxley (Laddie) Hindley, of Goulburn, NSW; 223382 LAC Thomas Barry (Tom) Farr, of Bathurst, NSW; 18781 LAC Dennis Frederick Olsen, RAAF crewman & gunner, of Clayfield, Qld; 33062 Wing Commander (Wing Cdr) Roy Stewart Royston, of East Malvern, Vic; unknown, SAS; Sergeant (Sgt) Emanuel Leterio Tonna, SAS; unknown, SAS; unknown, SAS; 317046 Flt Lt Edward Frederick (Ted) Munday, of Fairlight, NSW; 216204 Flt Lt Francis Patrick (Frank) Riley, of Goulburn, NSW; 37553 Flt Lt Geoffrey A Banfield, of Latrobe, Tas. Note the UH-1B (A2-1024) and UH-1D Iroquois helicopters at left in the background. (use the same photo VN/67/0027/03, as it better)
Members of No 9 Squadron, RAAF, and of No 3 Squadron, Special Air Services (3SAS) Squadron, stand near an Iroquois helicopter on the Kangaroo Pad (Kanga pad) at Nui Dat, after a mounted captured Viet
Members of No 9 Squadron, RAAF, and of No 3 Squadron, Special Air Services (3SAS) Squadron, stand near an Iroquois helicopter on the Kangaroo Pad (Kanga pad) at Nui Dat, after a mounted captured Viet
The crew of a No 9 Squadron, RAAF, Iroquois helicopter based at Vung Tau, South Vietnam with the armament carried for their defence and survival, displayed in front of their helicopter. Standing behi
Group portrait of No 9 Squadron, RAAF, helicopter aircrew, standing in front of a UH-1B Iroquois helicopter. Identified personnel are, left to right, Back row, (standing): (1) 51626 Flight Lieutenant
Watched by RAAF ground crew 43592 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Robin Gee (in white shorts), two American Chinook helicopter crewmen disengage and retrieve the lifting strap from the rotor head of a No 9
During a lull in the fighting of Operation Bribie, two pilots from No 9 Iroquois Squadron, O37576 Flt Lt Robert Andrew (Bob) MacIntosh, of Ainslie, ACT (front right), and O219176 Flight Lieutenant (Fl
Five members of 2nd Squadron, Special Air Service, (SAS), boarding a 9 Squadron, RAAF, UH-1H Iroquois helicopter at Kanga Pad, Nui Dat.
