File:5RAR soldiers wait to be picked up by a RAAF Caribou in South Vietnam during October 1969.jpg
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English: AWM image BEL/69/0741/VN. SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-10. RAAF CARIBOU AIRCRAFT OF NO. 35 SQUADRON WERE USED TO AIR-LIFT AUSTRALIAN TROOPS FROM THE FIELD TO THEIR NUI DAT BASE. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CARIBOU HAVE BEEN USED IN THIS ROLE BECAUSE THE TROOPS, MEMBERS OF 5TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (5RAR), HAD BEEN OPERATING NEAR THE VILLAGE OF XUYEN MOC, EAST OF THE TASK FORCE BASE, WHICH HAD A GRASS STRIP CAPABLE OF TAKING FIXED WING AIRCRAFT. WEARY TROOPS WAIT FOR THE AIRCRAFT AFTER A MONTH IN THE FIELD. |
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| Author | Christopher John Bellis | ||
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This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team (Ticket:2017062010010417).
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| current | 03:02, 13 March 2020 | | 640 × 430 (176 KB) | Nick-D | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description = {{en|1=AWM image BEL/69/0741/VN. SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-10. RAAF CARIBOU AIRCRAFT OF NO. 35 SQUADRON WERE USED TO AIR-LIFT AUSTRALIAN TROOPS FROM THE FIELD TO THEIR NUI DAT BASE. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CARIBOU HAVE BEEN USED IN THIS ROLE BECAUSE THE TROOPS, MEMBERS OF 5TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (5RAR), HAD BEEN OPERATING NEAR THE VILLAGE OF XUYEN MOC, EAST OF THE TASK FORCE BASE, WHICH HAD A GRASS STRIP CAPABLE OF TAKING... |
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