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The 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in Vietnam in 1966 was Commemorated in Canberra on Long Tan Day - 18Aug2016. The Ceremony was complemented by Flypasts of aircraft relevant to the Australian and US participation in the Vietnam War. Aircraft which participated in the Flypasts were an RAAF C-130J-30, two C-47s, two Caribou, a Cessna O-2, a Bell UH-1H Huey and a Bell 47G-3B1 Sioux, followed by two USAF B-52Hs from Guam. Front Port side view of Jeff Trappett’s DC-3C / C-47B VH-AGU (ex RAAF A65-71) Cn 44-76336, taken during the Flypast. The C-47B is painted as Vietnam era USAF ‘Spooky’ gunship Serial AF43-368 Code EN368.

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Aug 18, 2016

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The 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in Vietnam in 1966 was Commemorated in Canberra on Long Tan Day - 18Aug2016. The Ceremony was complemented by Flypasts of aircraft relevant to the Australian and US participation in the Vietnam War. Aircraft which participated in the Flypasts were an RAAF C-130J-30, two C-47s, two Caribou, a Cessna O-2, a Bell UH-1H Huey and a Bell 47G-3B1 Sioux, followed by two USAF B-52Hs from Guam. Front Port side view of Jeff Trappett’s DC-3C / C-47B VH-AGU (ex RAAF A65-71) Cn 44-76336, taken during the Flypast. The C-47B is painted as Vietnam era USAF ‘Spooky’ gunship Serial AF43-368 Code EN368.

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