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Aircraft:
Bell UH-1B Iroquois
- Reg: A2-388 photos
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Serial #:
388
- Airline: Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
- Photo Date: Sep 09, 1969
- Uploaded: Sep 17, 2017
- Other Location - Mt Byron, Queensland, Australia
Close-cropped rear Port under-side view of RAAF 5 Squadron UH-1B A2-388 Cn 388, departing LZ Blue, Mt Byron, Queensland, during Exercise ‘Fix-Fast’ on 09Sep1969. Note ‘RAAF’ on tailboom and the illusion of curved main rotor blades resulting from the focal plane shutter in my Pentax S1A 35mm camera. On 09Sep1969, I travelled in A2-388 from RAAF Base Amberley (YAMB) to Mt Byron, and return. A2-388 was delivered to 9 Sqn Fairbairn in crates on 09Nov1962. After service with 5 Squadron and base SAR duties, went into long term storage at RAAF Wagga 03Jul1984, For disposal 18Dec1985. (Ref: ADF-Serials). The RAAF will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of No 5 Squadron, in Canberra in October 2017.
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Close-cropped rear Port under-side view of RAAF 5 Squadron UH-1B A2-388 Cn 388, departing LZ Blue, Mt Byron, Queensland, during Exercise ‘Fix-Fast’ on 09Sep1969. Note ‘RAAF’ on tailboom and the illusion of curved main rotor blades resulting from the focal plane shutter in my Pentax S1A 35mm camera. On 09Sep1969, I travelled in A2-388 from RAAF Base Amberley (YAMB) to Mt Byron, and return. A2-388 was delivered to 9 Sqn Fairbairn in crates on 09Nov1962. After service with 5 Squadron and base SAR duties, went into long term storage at RAAF Wagga 03Jul1984, For disposal 18Dec1985. (Ref: ADF-Serials). The RAAF will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of No 5 Squadron, in Canberra in October 2017.Camera
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- Reg: A2-388 photos
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Aircraft:
Bell UH-1B Iroquois
- Airline: Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
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Serial #:
388
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Other Location - Mt Byron, Queensland
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