P03083.001 Accession Number: P03083.001

Description

A pair of new UH-1B Iroquois helicopters from No 9 Squadron RAAF, on the tarmac at RAAF Fairbairn, ACT. The aircraft in the foreground (A2-1018) served in South Vietnam from June 1966 until it crashed and was destroyed by fire in October 1966. The aircraft in the background (A2-1022) also served in South Vietnam from June 1966 to October 1968.

Details

Accession Number
P03083.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Date Made
c May 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor P Griffiths
Copyright
Status to be assessed

Conflicts

Accession P03083.001

More like this

P04984.001

Photograph P04984.001 Vietnam, 1962-1975

A UH-1B 'Huey' Iroquois helicopter A2-1022 of 9 Squadron RAAF undergoing rebuilding outside the 9 Squadron hangar at Vung Tau. An unidentified engineer is fitting the rotor and transmission assembly.

P04844.004

Photograph P04844.004 Vietnam, 1962-1975

Pieces of the tail and rear rotor of Australian UH-1B 'Huey' Iroquois helicopter A2-1022, seen at Vung Tau. A2-1022 suffered engine failure and crash-landed shortly after take-off, on 11 May 1967.The

P04844.003

Photograph P04844.003 Vietnam, 1962-1975

An Australian UH-1B 'Huey' Iroquois helicopter, probably either A2-1019 or A2-1022, being rebuilt by members of 9 Squadron (9 Sqn) RAAF at the 9 Sqn hangar at Vung Tau airfield. An unidentified Austra

P04984.002

Photograph P04984.002 Vietnam, 1962-1975

A UH-1B 'Huey' Iroquois helicopter A2-1022 of 9 Squadron, RAAF, undergoing rebuilding in the 9 Squadron hangar at Vung Tau. RAAF personnel assist in attaching a brand new tail boom. Identified fourth

P00448.016

Photograph P00448.016 Period 1970-1979

A UH-1B Bell Iroquois helicopter A2-334, from No 9 Squadron, RAAF, based at RAAF Fairbairn, shown in configurations for their search and rescue role.

VN/66/0097/02

Photograph VN/66/0097/02 Vietnam, 1962-1975

The side and tail of the new No 9 Squadron, RAAF, Iroquois helicopter UH-1D (A2-041), which had been obtained from the United States (US) Army to replace the one lost by the RAAF (A2-1018), which cras

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 11 September 2025 - 7.02 am