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Iroquois helicopter
Iroquois helicopter on display in the Vietnam War gallery REL/12323
The Vietnam gallery has as its centrepiece an Iroquois helicopter, complete with a multimedia experience of a ‘helibourne assault’ – a landing with soldiers disembarking, and a ‘dust-off’ – a medical evacuation. Visitors can get a very close-up look at the helicopter.
The Bell UH-1B Iroquois A2-1019 was among the first such aircraft deployed to Vietnam, arriving in May 1966. Over the next two years it carried out 489 missions, including casualty evacuation, troop insertion/extraction, logistics supply and freight carriage, and reconnaissance. It was crewed by 9 Squadron RAAF.
Following the war, the Iroquois was used for training and operations while
based at Williamtown (NSW), Butterworth (Malaysia) and later Pearce (WA). The
Memorial acquired the Iroquois in May 1985, and the
aircraft has been extensively conserved and refurbished by Memorial and volunteer
staff to bring its back to its operational appearance in early 1967.
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