| Accession Number | NAVY14520 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Holsworthy |
| Date made | c September-October 1967 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV), is participating in helicopter exercises with Australian ...
Description
RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV), is participating in helicopter exercises with Australian Army troops at Holsworthy, NSW, before flying to Vietnam to join the US Army 135th Assault Helicopter Company at Vung Tau, Vietnam. Here armed soldiers are running to the rear compartment of an Iroquois helicopter (NAVY 893), which is waiting to evacuate them from a field. The RANHFV was formed at HC723 Squadron Naval Air Station Nowra, NSW earlier in 1967 and consists of eight pilots, four observers, four aircrewmen 24 technicians and six other sailors. During four years service in Vietnam the RANHFV carried out many hazardous missions, involving the deployment and extraction of troops on 'search and destroy' missions in enemy occupied territory.