"Bushrangers: The Flying Kangaroo" Topic
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Tango01 | 25 Jun 2020 9:41 p.m. PST |
"Although not nearly as numerous or famous as their American counterparts, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) also operated helicopter gunships in Vietnam. While waiting for the bureaucrats in Australia to approve the purchase of gunship kits, the men on the ground traded beer for weaponry and modified the first gunship on their own. Thus, ‘Ned Kelly', the first of four Australian gunships was created. They were piloted by airmen of No. 9 Squadron, RAAF, who were flying Australia's UH-1H ‘Hueys'. The ‘Bushrangers' provided the RAAF with the firepower to escort their medevac operations, along with the ability to directly support the infantry…"
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Amicalement Armand
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Legion 4 | 26 Jun 2020 2:12 p.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 28 Jun 2020 9:25 p.m. PST |
Glad you like it my good friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
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