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An RAAF Caribou returns from a day’s flying as evening falls at Vung Tau. 0211825 Pilot Officer (PO) Jan Staal, pilot of Young, NSW; 315267 Flying Officer (FO) John Ernest Lindner, pilot of Albury, NSW and 217341 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Kenneth Laurence (Ken) Howard, loadmaster of Bathurst, NSW had just finished a 14 hour day, during which they flew paratroops, equipment and food to several small strips located in many parts of South Vietnam.
Aircrews of the first three Caribou to go to South Vietnam, gather around the commander of the flight, 5813 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Christopher J (Chris) Sugden, as he outlines a flight plan. Ident
A RAAF loadmaster 217341 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Kenneth Laurence (Ken) Howard, of Bathurst, NSW, looks out of the tail of a Caribou as it flies over the delta country in South Vietnam. The aircraf
RAAF Caribou pilots talk with the crew of a US Army OV-1A Mohawk reconnaissance aircraft as both crews return to Vung Tau, South Vietnam, after flying sorties. The RAAF men are 315267 Flying Officer
An RAAF Caribou aircrew returns to Vung Tau after a ten hour day, which took them to nine different landing zones in the Mekong Delta area. Cargo carried during the day ranged from rice and other foo
The crew of a RAAF Caribou transport are welcomed at an airstrip in South Vietnam by members of the South Vietnamese Army, for whom they have brought food and ammunition. The strip is in the delta co
A RAAF Caribou crew walk away from their aircraft after a long day’s flight, carrying cargo to air strips in the area north of Vung Tau. They are carrying their arms which are an essential part of th
