US Army Huey Helicopter Photophotograph, huey helicopter

This item commemorates the war in Vietnam. It was collected and donated by National Serviceman R V Williams, who served in: 1 Australian Reinforcement Unit from 25 June 1969 until 15 July 1969; 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment from 16 July 1969 until 18 November 1969; and Headquarters, 1st Australian Logistic Support Group from 19 November 1969 until 18 June 1970.Metal belt buckle in silver colour showing 3 soldiers and a Huey helicopter.Vietnam Veteran, 3 soldiers, Huey Helicopter, outline of an Australian flag on a banner. ronald vivian williams, s/n 5716406, belt buckle, vietnam veteran, williams, r williams, r v williams

Depiction of Iroquois (Huey) helicopter, the prime source of assisted transport for infantry during Vietnam war.Of great relevance to infantry soldiers: the helicopter provided many services to soldiers in the field and were much respected by the soldiers in return. Services included, but not limited to, were: transport to and from the field; medivacs for wounded soldiers; re-supply of food, arms, reinforcements etc, Model of Huey helicopter, made of polished wood.Nilvietnam, vietnam war, diamond valley vietnam veterans sub branch, raaf

Framed black and white photograph of troops alighting from a US Army Huey Helicopter in a jungle clearing. A marksman stands in front directing the operation.United States Army/189us army huey helicopter photo, photograph, huey helicopter

Framed photo of 5 soldiers loading jerry cans onto a Huey helicopter parked on a helipad in a jungle clearingphotograph, huey helicopter

Photograph of three huey helicopters parked line astern. Men are seen sitting or standing near each helicopterhuey helicopter

The Huey (Iraquois) helicopter was the major travel mode for Australian troops during the Vietnam War.Troops in the Vietnam War relied heavily upon the Huey helicopters and their crews for transport, resupply, medivacs of the wounded or killed and fire support.Framed picture of Huey helicopter flying over South VietnamPlate describing donor; signatures of crew.vietnam, vietnam war, helicopter, diamond valley vietnam veterans sub branch

Colour photograph or a gunner in a Huey helicopterNonehelicopter - huey, gunner

Timber Photograph on a black matt board. Coloured photograph of a Huey helicopter hovering over trees depicting a soldier being winched up. The photo is taken from below.My Vietnam Collection, "Dust-off" Vietnam, 1970 @ copyright Mick King.huey helicopter, photograph

Framed watercolour depicting a group of soldiers working of a Chieftan Tank, a crane mounted to an APC lifts a component into the back of the tank. Two Huey Helicopters and a Chinook fly overhead.chieftain tank, armoured personnel carrier, chinook, huey helicopter

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of Pilots at the controls of a Huey 'Slick' aircraft of RAAF's 9 Sqn. The pilots of 9 Squandron flew the Huey helicopter in many forms, such as 'Slick troop transport, Medivac, and Gunship operaitions in Vietnamphotograph, huey helicopter, raaf, 9 sqn, gibbons collection catalogue, royal australian air force, 9 squadron, us army slick helicopter, troop transport, medivac, gunship operations, denis gibbons

Depicts a casualty evacuation from the field by RAAF Iroquois or 'Huey' helicopter. Four soldiers are protecting the landing zone. Two soldiers carrying stretchered injured soldiers on board. Pilot, Co-Pilot, and another soldier look on.'RAAF' on the tail piece of helicopter. Made by John Loughmandiorama, "dust off", huey helicopter

Photograph Collage of four black and white Photograph. 1. Eight Huey Helicopters landing for Troop Extraction. 2. Aerial photograph of Aircraft Carrier 3. Injured Soldier in Field Hospital. 4. Soldier in Jungle greens with M16photograph, huey helicopter, aircraft carrier, assault rifle, m16 assault rifle

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of Huey Helicopters from the 135th Assault Helicopter Company landing at the edge of an airfield located in the Mekong Delta area of IV Corps, South Vietnam, to await their next task ferrying troops into and out of operational situations.photograph, mekong delta, huey helicopter, iv corps, 135th assault helicopter company, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of a Royal Australian Air Force, 9 Squadron 'slick' Huey helicopter delivering a cargo of sandbagged, freshly filled water bottles to a Fire Support Base for distribution to the infantry Diggers in the field. Water was always a major problem for the Diggers.photograph, raaf, 9 squadron, huey helicopter, digger, fire support base, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, diggers, infantry diggers, fresh water

Coloured photograph/print showing 4 Huey helicopters flying. Photo mounted on board & timber.helicopter - huey

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of a Huey "Slick" aircraft, of the RAAF's No.9 Squadron, winches a wounded Digger from 8 RAR during Operation North West of the Australian Task Force. The Huey helicopter in its many forms was the close support aircraft for the troops on operations in Vietnam.photograph, huey helicopter, raaf, 9 squadron, digger, 8 rar, operation north west, australian task force, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of a RAAF 'Slick' Huey helicopter at the 1st Australian Task Force Base Nui Dat, preparing to lift out a Special Air Services patrol for insertion into the jungle somewhere in Phuoc Tuy Province. On this occassion, the operation was supported by US Huey 'Cobra' Gunships.photograph, raaf, huey helicopter, 1st atf base, nui dat, special air service regiment (australian army), phuoc tuy province, us huey 'cobra' gunships, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of a Huey 'slick' aircraft from the RAAF's 9 Squadron, winching a wounded Digger from 8 RAR during 'Operation North West' of the Australian Task Force. The Huey helicopter in its many forms was the close support aircraft for the troops on operations in Vietnam.photograph, 9 squadron, raaf, 1 atf, nui dat, 8 rar, digger, operation north west, huey helicopter, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, wounded soldier

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of a medic aboard the American 'Dustoff' Huey helicopter guiding the makeshift stretcher, containing wounded VietCong, being lifted by Pte L Grygierczyk, Maj J.J. Lakey and Pte J Korn following the successful ambush by 11 Plt, D coy 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC).photograph, huey helicopter, dustoff, viet cong, pte l grygierczyk, maj j lakey, pte j korn, 11 platoon, operation lavarack, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, wounded viet cong soldier, d coy, 6 rar/nz (anzac)

Coloured Photograph of 9 Sqn Vietnam. Men are assempled in front of three Huey Helicopters List of 156 names and rank of servicemenNo. 9 Squadron Vietnam 13 Oct 71 156 names (too many to record here)9 squadron raaf, helicopter - huey

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of a Huey helicopter Gunship from the 1st Platoon 'The Playboys' 334th Armed Helicopter, peeling off to attack sampans entering South Vietnam, from Cambodia, down the Mekong River. The gunships hunted in flights of three with the 1st Platoon the first unit in the US Army to get helicopter gunships, followed by Huey 'Cobra' Helicopter gunships.photograph, 1st platoon, 334th armed helicopter coy, cambodia, mekong river, huey 'cobra' helicopter, us gunships, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, the playboys, us army

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A coloured photograph of War correspondent Denis Gibbons in full pack waits to load into a Huey troop helicopter to commence a heli-borne assault operation 5 RARdenis gibbons, photograph, 5 rar, huey helicopter, gibbons collection catalogue, heli-borne assault, war correspondents - australia

A model of a huey pilot who is in green uniform and sitting in a cabin that reproduce the controlling area of a helicopterHuey Pilot RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam Lieutenant James C 'Jim' Buchanan, DFCroyal australian navy, royal australian navy helicopters, royal australian navy helicopter fight vietnam (ranhfv), model, huey helicopter

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph - During a lunch break at the RAAF Base at Vung Tau, Johnny O'Keefe and a female backup singer visit a crew at No. 9 Suadron's "Bushranger" Huey "Gunship" Helicopter Flight. the "Gunship" with its rockets, miniguns and side machine guns was a lethal weapon.entertainers, johnny o'keefe, raaf, vung tau, 9 squadron raaf, huey helicopter, gibbons collection catalogue, huey "gunship" helicopter flight, bushranger, denis gibbons

Coloured photo of 2 Huey helicopters landing/taking off from the ground. There are 2 men on the ground giving hand signals to the pilots. The photo is mounted on a timber board.RAAF visible on the Hueys.helicopter - huey

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. .A black and white photograph of two Huey 'slick" helicopters of the 135th Assault Helicopter Company collecting Vietnamese troops operating in the Mekong Delta area of IV Corps, South Vietnam. This Unit was unique, consisting of half Australian Navy and half US Army pilots.photograph, huey helicopter, mekong delta, 135th us army & ran, 135th ahc ran, gibbons collection catalogue, photographer, vietnam war, denis gibbons, vietnamese troops, iv corps

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of an American assault Huey "slick" Helicopters, land at Eagle Farm helipad to collect Infantry Diggers from 1st Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province to commence a heliborn operation in Phuoc Tuy Province.photograph, 1 atf, huey helicopter, eagle farm helipad, nui dat, phuoc tuy province, gibbons collection catalogue, 1st australian task force, denis gibbons

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