| Accession Number | COL/66/0954/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Coleridge, Michael |
| Date made | 1966 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Nui Dat, South Vietnam, 1966-12-05. The first Caribou aircraft from No. 35 Squadron RAAF touching ...
Description
Nui Dat, South Vietnam, 1966-12-05. The first Caribou aircraft from No. 35 Squadron RAAF touching down on the newly opened Luscombe Field airstrip at the Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat. The airstrip was built by 1 Field Squadron Royal Australian Engineers and was named after Temporary Captain Bryan Luscombe, the first Australian Army pilot to die on operational duty, who was killed in Korea.