Place | Asia: Vietnam, Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
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Accession Number | P01782.004 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Hyland, R |
Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
Date made | 1970 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
An Airborne Personnel Detector Mk3, colloquially known as a "People Sniffer". Installed in ...
Description
An Airborne Personnel Detector Mk3, colloquially known as a "People Sniffer". Installed in Iroquois helicopters of No. 9 Squadron RAAF, the device was able to detect by scent the presence of humans on the ground beneath the aircraft, as it flew at treetop level.