The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Officers relax at the mess bar of 9 Squadron RAAF. From left: 314174 Squadron Leader Brian L J Dirou (commanding the gunship flight), 01202 Lieutenant Commander Rowley Waddell-Wood (commanding the Royal Australian Navy pilots' contingent augmented with the unit), 22103 Squadron Leader Brian Nicolls (flight commander) and 35028 Wing Commander John A Paule (commanding officer). (Colour version of the same image is held at P02975.057)
Officers relax at the mess bar of 9 Squadron RAAF. From left: 314174 Squadron Leader Brian L J Dirou (commanding the gunship flight), 01202 Lieutenant Commander Rowley Waddell-Wood (commanding the Ro
Officers relax at the mess bar of 9 Squadron RAAF. From left: 314174 Squadron Leader Brian L J Dirou (commanding the gunship flight), 01202 Lieutenant Commander Rowley Waddell-Wood (commanding the Ro
0314174 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Brian Leslie John Dirou, works on a Bell Iroquois UH-1H helicopter gunship of No 9 Squadron, RAAF. Sqn Ldr Dirou was the project officer during the development phase
35028 Wing Commander (Wing Cdr) John Alan Paule (right) the outgoing Commanding Officer (CO) of No 9 Squadron, RAAF, briefs his replacement, 37568 Wing Cdr Roy Walter Hibben, of Mundijong, WA, before
Features an Iroquois converted to a gunship. Shows armourers arming the helicopter, taking off, in flight, air to air shots, target area and guns firing. The converted Iroquois is equipped with two 7.
0314174 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Brian Leslie John Dirou, works on a Bell Iroquois UH-1H helicopter gunship of No 9 Squadron, RAAF. Sqn Ldr Dirou was the project officer during the development phase
Squadron Leader Brian Dirou, No. 9 Squadron pilot of Dimboola, Vic (left), and Sergeant Phillip Hodge, armourer of Southport, Qld, prepare a minigun on a gunship helicopter before a test flight.