Phan Thiet airstrip. This was one of the stop-offs for USAF transport flight 005 Mission flown by ...

Accession Number P04905.009
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Maker Espie, Jack Darby
Place made Vietnam
Date made 1968
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Phan Thiet airstrip. This was one of the stop-offs for USAF transport flight 005 Mission flown by 35 Squadron RAAF, under conrtrol of the USAF, between Vung Tau via Ham Tan, Song Mao and Tan Son Nhut and returning to Vung Tau every Tuesday and Thursday. The Mission was flown by Caribou aircraft of 35 Squadron RAAF, known as Wallaby Airlines because of their 'wallaby' call sign.

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