No 9 Squadron, RAAF, Iroquois helicopters, which are participating in Operation Canberra, during ...

No 9 Squadron, RAAF, Iroquois helicopters, which are participating in Operation Canberra, during 6 October 1966-10 October 1966 in the Nui Dinh Mountains, South Vietnam. The RAAF were supporting the Australian Army, in particular, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), with the supply of food, water and ammunition. The large contact between Australian Forces and the Viet Cong (VC) in the Nui Dinh Mountains, north of Vung Tau, near Ba Ria, called for heavy mortar and artillery barrage. The helicopters were the only means of access in the rugged terrain. In two days the six RAAF helicopters flew in over 2,000 mortar bombs and completed over 400 sorties. No 9 Squadron, RAAF, were also responsible for quickly flying the wounded Australians (mainly from booby traps with claymore mines) back to skilled medical attention. Here No 9 Squadron, RAAF, Iroquois helicopters load water and mortar bombs at 5RAR's Tiger Pad at Nui Dat for delivery to the soldiers in the Nui Dinh Mountains.