The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NUI DAT, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-09. THE OFFICER COMMANDING THE ARMY'S 161ST RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT IN VIETNAM, MAJOR GRAEME HILL-SMITH OF KILLARA, NSW, STRAPS INTO HIS SEAT IN A SIOUX HELICOPTER. THE 161ST RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT WORKS WITH BOTH SIOUX HELICOPTERS AND CESSNA FIXED WING AIRCRAFT IN ITS JOB OF AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE AND ARTILLERY DIRECTION.
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
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-09. Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Errol Driver of West Swan, WA (left), listens carefully as fellow pilot 2nd Lt Geoff Longland of Bulimba, Qld, briefs him on an operation. B
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-10. The Second in Command of the 161st (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight, Major Frank Markcrow (right) gives Captain Barry Donald a final briefing before a mission. Both
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. April 1970. Flag Officer Commanding the Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral H. D. Stevenson (right), is shown an Army Sioux helicopter by Major Graeme Hill-Smith of Killara, NSW, at
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-10. Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Mal Smith of Windsor Gardens, SA, watches as Corporal Brian Calder of Yankalilla, SA (with tattoos on his arm), refuels his Sioux helicopter
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1969-10. 39510 Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Allan Jellie of Mount Martha, Vic, Killed in Action 1969-12-03, prepares to fly another mission in his Sioux helicopter. 2nd Lt Jellie
