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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

A Caribou aircraft of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV) parked at the end of the rough dirt runway at the Special Forces camp at A Ro. This Special Forces camp in the Vietnamese mountains about...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

A group of Special Forces soldiers watch as barbed wire is unloaded from the cargo compartment of A4-179, a Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV). This is a very typical load carried to ...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

A 16mm projector set up inside the cargo compartment of A4-185, a Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV), that crashed while attempting to re-supply the Special Forces camp at A Ro now u...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

An aerial view of a US Special Forces camp north west of Khe Sanh that a Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV) is about to deliver supplies to. There is no airfield at this camp so a lo...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

An elephant in the Special Forces camp at Ban Don in the Vietnamese Central Highlands.

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

An unknown Special Forces outpost in the Vietnamese Central Highlands. A number of US Special Forces and Vietnamese, possibly Montagnard, soldiers can be seen in this heavily fortified position.

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

A pilot from the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV) looks at his load for this mission. Cows are typical of the unusual loads the RFTV are carrying into many Special Forces and other outposts in Sou...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

As many interested soldiers look on a cow is led down an improvised ramp from a Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV). This is typical of the many unusual loads the RAAF Caribou's carry ...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

A typical, although unknown, well established runway that was serviced by Caribous of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV). This photograph was taken by Flying Officer K. Henderson from the cockpi...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

A USAF C123 Provider and an RAAF DHC4 Caribou (right) parked at the end of the bush runway at Bandon in the central highlands.

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

A US Navy Douglas Skyraider (37627) A-1E ground attack aircraft flying along side a Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV). The RTFV Caribou is on an low level aerial delivery mission to ...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

A Vietnamese outpost, possibly a Special Forces outpost in the Central Highlands, typical of the many outpost serviced by Caribou's of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV).

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

Four cows secured in the rear of the cargo compartment of an RAAF Caribou from the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV). This is typical of the unusual loads the RAAF Caribous carry to many Special Fo...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

Inside the cargo compartment of an RAAF Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV), with a typical load of animals, in this instance a number of goats, securely tethered, and general cargo ca...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

Special Forces soldiers unloading supplies on a muddy and wet runway from A4-171, a Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV). The soldiers appear more likely to be Cambodian than South Viet...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

Supplies for a US Special Forces unit in the Ashau Valley being unloaded on to the back of a US Army truck from the rear cargo door of RAAF Caribou A4-179 at the Ashau Airfiled. This aircraft is opera...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

The fuselage section of A4-185, a Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV), that crashed while attempting to re-supply the Special Forces camp at A Ro. On the morning of 18 November 1964 A4...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

The fuselage section of A4-185, a Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV), that crashed while attempting to re-supply the Special Forces camp at A Ro completely covered in sandbags to prot...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

The rear section of the cargo compartment of A4-185, a Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV), that crashed while attempting to re-supply the Special Forces camp at A Ro now used as a sto...

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Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce

The terminal building and sign at the airfield of the Special Forces camp at Ban Don. The sign reads: Welcome to Bandon International Airport elv 184 metres please watch for elephants.

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