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VIETNAM. 1967-10. AUSTRALIAN TASK FORCE TROOPS IN PHUOC TUY PROVINCE RECEIVED THE BENEFIT OF THE GREATER SPEED AND FIREPOWER OF BELL COBRA GUNSHIP HELICOPTERS. PRIVATE DON WILSON OF REGENTS PARK, NSW, AND OF 7TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (7RAR), TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT ONE OF TWO 19-ROUND ROCKET PODS FITTED TO THE COBRAS. TROOPS FROM 7TH BATTALION WERE BRIEFED ON THE SPECIALLY DESIGNED GUNSHIP HELICOPTERS, WHICH ARE ARMED WITH THREE GATLING-TYPE MACHINE GUNS AND ROCKETS FOR CLOSE INFANTRY SUPPORT ON OPERATIONS AGAINST THE VIET CONG.
Vietnam. 1967-10. Australian Task Force troops in Phuoc Tuy Province received the benefit of the greater speed and firepower of Bell Cobra gunship helicopters. The Commanding Officer of 7th Battalion,
Vietnam. 1967-10. Australian Task Force troops in Phuoc Tuy Province received the benefit of the greater speed and firepower of Bell Cobra gunship helicopters. The Commanding Officer of 7th Battalion,
Australian Task Force troops will soon be receiving the benefit of the greater speed and firepower of these Bell Cobra gunship helicopters. Here, fire team leader, Captain Ken Rubin of Charleston, So
Vietnam. 1967-10. Australian Task Force troops in Phuoc Tuy Province received the benefit of the greater speed and firepower of the Bell Cobra gunship helicopters. Private Robert Lewis-Driver of Essen
Vietnam. 1967-10. Private Trevor Johanson of Wondai, Qld, and 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), sitting in the cockpit while he gets a rundown on a Bell Cobra gunship helicopter's i
Vietnam. 1967-10. Private Don Beeton of Bowral, NSW, and 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), working on the motor of a Land Rover.
