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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 the Bell Sioux.
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. Sittin
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
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. 1968-10. Craftsman Owen Britnell of Biggenden, Qld, checks the directional gyro during a pre-flight check on a Sioux helicopter at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base. He
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
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 reco
