Featuring Bell UH-1H Iroquois Gunships in action over the Long Hai mountain range, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam.
Nicknamed ‘Bushrangers’, by the Australians for the gunship variant of the Iroquois helicopter, these aircraft were a simple yet very effective air weapons system, created through typical Aussie ingenuity. The prototype aircraft being constructed from weaponry and other components bartered from the Americans for slouch hats and Australian beer. The whole Squadron contributed to the development of the project in some way and it was a fine team effort.
Para saber algo más sobre la participación de Australia durante la Guerra de Vietnam:
La siguiente lámina ya apareció años ha. No está de más recordarla.
‘Desert Workhorse’ Barry Spicer
This painting and prints were commissioned by members of C Squadron, 5th Aviation regiment while deployed in Afghanistan, and depicts a lone CH-47D helicopter of the Rotary Wing Group as it approaches a dusty landing zone.
A Blackhawk crew winch a family to safety during Operation Queensland Flood Assist 2010 - 2011.
Más información sobre la importantísima contribución de las FAS australianas en apoyo de la población civil durante las inundaciones en el nordeste del país durante aquellas fechas:
A lone Bell B206B-1 Kiowa from 1st Aviation Regiment conducts an aviation reconnaissance patrol over Dili as part of Operation ASTUTE. The Regiment deployed a four aircraft detachment to strife-torn Timor Leste in June 2006 as part of the Australian-led Stabilisation Force, before returning to Australia in November 2007.
Más datos sobre la Operation Astute:
Operation Astute was an Australian-led military deployment to East Timor to quell unrest and return stability in the 2006 East Timor crisis. It was headed by Brigadier Bill Sowry, and commenced on 25 May 2006 under the command of Brigadier Michael Slater. The operation was established at the request of East Timor's government, and continues under an understanding reached between Australia, East Timor, and the United Nations, with the United Nations Integrated Mission in East Timor supporting and helping to develop East Timor's police force. Other countries deploying soldiers to East Timor include Malaysia, New Zealand and East Timor's former colonial power Portugal, operating under independent command.
2 Blackhawks from B Sqn, 5th Aviation Regiment (Australian Army Aviation), about to be joined by two more aircraft to insert a Company Group into the Heliport at Dili when Timor again fell into violence in May 2006.
Un saludo
"En este mundo traidor / nada es verdad ni mentira / todo es según el color / del cristal con que se mira"
A new beginning as three become one. Tango, Victor and Uniform callsigns of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps combine to form the Armoured Cavalry Regiment, Cultana South Australia.
Un saludo
"En este mundo traidor / nada es verdad ni mentira / todo es según el color / del cristal con que se mira"
La siguiente lámina había salido un par de veces con anterioridad pero sería imperdonable omitirla en este breve repaso gráfico sobre la historia del 1st Armoured Regiment.
‘Centurions in Country’ Barry Spicer
Three Centurion tanks and an ARV of the Australian Army's Armoured Corps, conduct an early morning patrol accompanied by infantry somewhere in South Vietnam, circa 1970.
Un saludo
"En este mundo traidor / nada es verdad ni mentira / todo es según el color / del cristal con que se mira"
