An Australian Defence Force Helicopter School (ADFHS) Iroquois UH1H Helicopter A2-484 at Moruya ...

Accession Number P03178.011
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Print
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: New South Wales
Date made 5 November 1990
Conflict Period 1990-1999
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Description

An Australian Defence Force Helicopter School (ADFHS) Iroquois UH1H Helicopter A2-484 at Moruya Airfield prior to departure for RAAF Base Fairbairn Canberra. The crew from left to right are A225883 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Peter J. O'Brien Senior Loadmaster; 89731 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Eric Aliawa Pilot; A235012 Sergeant (Sgt) Frank Distefano Loadmaster; and 2nd Lt John Imaka Co-Pilot. 2nd Lts Aliawa and Imaka of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) had recently completed their Iroquois conversion course.