The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Major Harry Smith (left) and pilot 18548 Captain (Capt) James Douglas (Jim) Campbell of 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight standing in front of a Bell 47 Sioux helicopter, no A1-401, which was later shot down on 20 November 1967 at Nui Dat. On Operation Renmark in February 1967, Capt Campbell risked his own safety repeatedly while using a similar Sioux helicopter to rescue wounded Australian soldiers from a minefield, for which action he was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross. The helicopter he flew on Operation Renmark is in the collections of the Australian War Memorial.
Portrait of 18548 Captain (Capt) James Douglas Campbell, a flying instructor with 1st Aviation Regiment, based at Amberley, Qld. Capt Campbell served in South Vietnam with the 161 Independent Reconnai
Blade for the Bell 47G-3B-1 Sioux light reconaissance helicopter. This aircraft was used in South Vietnam by 161 Reconnaissance Flight, later known as 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight (IRF),
Blade for the Bell 47G-3B-1 Sioux light reconaissance helicopter. This aircraft was used in South Vietnam by 161 Reconnaissance Flight, later known as 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight (IRF),
PETRIE, QLD. 1962-01-29. BELL B-47G SIOUX HELICOPTER A1-660 FLOWN BY CAPTAIN G. HILL- SMITH (28356) SHOWN DURING A JOINT ARMY/AIR FORCE SEARCH AND RESCUE DEMONSTRATION AT LAKE KURWONGBAH.
During Operation Jack, a soldier carrying a rifle sprints towards a Bell OH-13 Sioux ('Possum') helicopter of 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight which has just landed in a rough clearing among fa
Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. February 1967. A Bell Sioux helicopter from 161 Independent Reconnaissance Flight supporting members of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR). (Donor P.
