National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph - Colour image, Bunny II
Bunny II was built by Australian Army air corps personnel from the 161 Possums using salvaged parts in Vung Tau, Vietnam, in 1970.
Dating back to the 1950s, the bunny design on the tail of an aircraft has come to represent the tradition and spirit of Naval Aviation.Colored photograph in a black frame. In the foreground on the tarmac is a small black plane with 161 in red near the nose. There is a white strip down the side of the plane. Also has an image of a white bunny on the tail of the plane. The rotors also have a white tip on them. Behind the plane is a truck with a soldier in it. There is a small hill in the background. On the bottom of the photograph reads Bunny 11.Bunny 11/ 161/white bunny on tail.
plane, truck, tarmac, white bunny, bunny 11, 161 recce, birddog, cessna, bird dog, navy aircraft