The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A crowded corner of the hangar used by the RAAF at Vung Tau. In this section are stored spare engines for the Caribou. The aircraft in the background is a US Army Caribou being repaired in the other half of the hangar.
A crowded corner of the hangar used by the RAAF at Vung Tau. The area is dominated by a mainplane from a Caribou which was damaged on landing on a small airstrip in the Mekong Delta, and which was te
A corner of the RAAF hangar at Vung Tau, showing the cluttered conditions, with spare mainplains stacked up alongside the stairway which leads to the overhead offices and workrooms.
Looking from the inside of a RAAF hangar at Vung Tau, as a Caribou is given a regular service overhaul. RAAF ground crews work under less than ideal conditions, sharing space and some equipment with
RAAF men at the Vung Tau check a Caribou aircraft battery in the US Army battery section on the base. This is one of the services shared by both forces who use identical aircraft. The RAAF electrica
An RAAF Caribou is being serviced in the foreground of a hangar at Vung Tau base, while in the rear is a US Army Caribou. Above the RAAF aircraft a RAAF flag flies from the front of the hangar.
A US Army fuel bowser refuels a RAAF Caribou after it had landed back at Vung Tau in monsoon rain following a long day carrying cargo.
