| Accession Number | MAL/66/0025/01 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Connelly, E |
| Place made | Vietnam: South Vietnam, Vietnam: South Vietnam, Saigon, Vietnam: Vung Tau Special Zone, Vung Tau |
| Date made | March 1966 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Ten RAAF ground crew stationed at Bien Hoa near Saigon, are combining with Australian Army ...
Description
Ten RAAF ground crew stationed at Bien Hoa near Saigon, are combining with Australian Army technicians and pilots in a ‘keep the aircraft flying’ programme which has earned them the respect and admiration of their American colleagues. The RAAF tradesmen belong to the 161 Independent Reconnaissance Flight which has been actively engaged in an operational role in Vietnam since September 1965. The Flight covers resupply, visual reconnaissance, liaison, radio relay and casualty evacuation using their two Sioux helicopters. The remainder of the Fight consists of two Cessna light aircraft. The RAAF men, along with their Army colleagues are housed in tents at Bien Hoa airfield. Identified left to right: 10529 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Keith I A Bell, of Warwick, Qld and 13660 Sergeant (Sgt) Raymond Phillip Thompson, airframe fitter of Murwillumbah, NSW.