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Low res front view of RAAF 5 Sqn UH-1B A2-388 Cn 388, flying during Exercise ‘Fix-Fast’ at Mt Byron QLD in Sep1969. A2-388 was bought thru FMS ex US Army 62-4610, at a cost of A$259,873. A2-388 was delivered to 9 Sqn Fairbairn in crates on 09Nov1962. [52 years ago!] ( I went on a 2.0 hour famil flight in A2-388 on 02Jan1969, from Fairbairn [YSCB] to D442 Training Area and return.) After service with 5 Sqn and base SAR duties, A2-388 went into long term storage at RAAF Wagga 03Jul1984, for disposal 18Dec1985. Sold in US as N234SJ in 1990. Damaged in accident 16Oct2003 in Durham, CA USA. The helicopter landed hard and rolled over after an autorotation following a loss of engine power. (Ref: ADF-Serials). Apologies for low quality.

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A2-388 - Bell UH-1B Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

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

Wal Nelowkin A2-388
1,533 1 0 Bell UH-1B Iroquois
A2-388 - Bell UH-1B Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Close-cropped Low Res rear Stbd view of RAAF 5 Sqn UH-1B A2-388 Cn 388, in transit over NSW on 07Sep1969

Wal Nelowkin A2-388
4,417 0 0 Bell UH-1B Iroquois
A2-388 - Bell UH-1B Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Stbd side view of the front end of RAAF 5 Squadron UH-1B A2-388, hovering nose-high during Exercise ‘Fix-Fast’ at LZ Blue, Mt Byron, Queensland on 09Sep1969

Wal Nelowkin A2-388
4,429 0 0 Bell UH-1B Iroquois

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A2-509 - Bell UH-1H Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Front Stbd side view of RAAF (Air Force) UH-1D Huey A2-509 Cn 9509 Code 509 hovering in a hollow at LZ Blue Mt Byron Queensland on 09Sep1969

Wal Nelowkin A2-509
5,159 1 0 Bell UH-1H Iroquois
A2-510 - Bell UH-1H Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Close-cropped low res Stbd-side view of RAAF 5 Squadron UH-1D Iroquois A2-510 Cn 9510 at Mt Byron QLD, on 07Sep1969

Wal Nelowkin A2-510
4,719 0 0 Bell UH-1H Iroquois
A2-510 - Bell UH-1H Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Close-cropped rear view of RAAF 5 Squadron UH-1D Iroquois A2-510 Cn 9510 Code 510 accelerating with nose low while departing LZ Blue, Mt Byron, Queensland with an external sling load on 09Sep1969

Wal Nelowkin A2-510
7,334 0 0 Bell UH-1H Iroquois

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52-4536 - North American F-86F Sabre - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Rare rear Stbd Color view of In-Service USAF North American F-86F-30-NA Sabre 52-4536 (Cn 191-232) Code FU536 (with droptanks) parked at Pyongtaek (now RKSG) South Korea in 1954

Wal Nelowkin 52-4536
666 10 1 North American F-86F Sabre
A94-922 - CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk.30 - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Close-cropped Stbd view of RAAF CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk30 A94-922 Cn CA27-22 being used as a Training Aid at RAAF Base Amberley on 14Nov1984

Wal Nelowkin A94-922
121 0 0 CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk.30
A9-291 - Lockheed P-3B Orion - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Close-cropped oblique rear view of the First RAAF P-3 Orion - Lockheed P-3B A9-291 Cn 185B-5401 - on the RAAF Fairbairn YSCB apron, during her first visit to Canberra during Sep 1968

Wal Nelowkin A9-291
232 0 0 Lockheed P-3B Orion

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A2-388

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Low res front view of RAAF 5 Sqn UH-1B A2-388 Cn 388, flying during Exercise ‘Fix-Fast’ at Mt Byron QLD in Sep1969. A2-388 was bought thru FMS ex US Army 62-4610, at a cost of A$259,873. A2-388 was delivered to 9 Sqn Fairbairn in crates on 09Nov1962. [52 years ago!] ( I went on a 2.0 hour famil flight in A2-388 on 02Jan1969, from Fairbairn [YSCB] to D442 Training Area and return.) After service with 5 Sqn and base SAR duties, A2-388 went into long term storage at RAAF Wagga 03Jul1984, for disposal 18Dec1985. Sold in US as N234SJ in 1990. Damaged in accident 16Oct2003 in Durham, CA USA. The helicopter landed hard and rolled over after an autorotation following a loss of engine power. (Ref: ADF-Serials). Apologies for low quality.

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Pentax S1a
A2-388 - Bell UH-1B Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

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

Wal Nelowkin A2-388
1,533 1 0 Bell UH-1B Iroquois
A2-388 - Bell UH-1B Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Close-cropped Low Res rear Stbd view of RAAF 5 Sqn UH-1B A2-388 Cn 388, in transit over NSW on 07Sep1969

Wal Nelowkin A2-388
4,417 0 0 Bell UH-1B Iroquois
A2-388 - Bell UH-1B Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Stbd side view of the front end of RAAF 5 Squadron UH-1B A2-388, hovering nose-high during Exercise ‘Fix-Fast’ at LZ Blue, Mt Byron, Queensland on 09Sep1969

Wal Nelowkin A2-388
4,429 0 0 Bell UH-1B Iroquois
A2-509 - Bell UH-1H Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Front Stbd side view of RAAF (Air Force) UH-1D Huey A2-509 Cn 9509 Code 509 hovering in a hollow at LZ Blue Mt Byron Queensland on 09Sep1969

Wal Nelowkin A2-509
5,159 1 0 Bell UH-1H Iroquois
A2-510 - Bell UH-1H Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Close-cropped low res Stbd-side view of RAAF 5 Squadron UH-1D Iroquois A2-510 Cn 9510 at Mt Byron QLD, on 07Sep1969

Wal Nelowkin A2-510
4,719 0 0 Bell UH-1H Iroquois
A2-510 - Bell UH-1H Iroquois - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Close-cropped rear view of RAAF 5 Squadron UH-1D Iroquois A2-510 Cn 9510 Code 510 accelerating with nose low while departing LZ Blue, Mt Byron, Queensland with an external sling load on 09Sep1969

Wal Nelowkin A2-510
7,334 0 0 Bell UH-1H Iroquois
52-4536 - North American F-86F Sabre - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Rare rear Stbd Color view of In-Service USAF North American F-86F-30-NA Sabre 52-4536 (Cn 191-232) Code FU536 (with droptanks) parked at Pyongtaek (now RKSG) South Korea in 1954

Wal Nelowkin 52-4536
666 10 1 North American F-86F Sabre
A94-922 - CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk.30 - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Close-cropped Stbd view of RAAF CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk30 A94-922 Cn CA27-22 being used as a Training Aid at RAAF Base Amberley on 14Nov1984

Wal Nelowkin A94-922
121 0 0 CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk.30
A9-291 - Lockheed P-3B Orion - Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Close-cropped oblique rear view of the First RAAF P-3 Orion - Lockheed P-3B A9-291 Cn 185B-5401 - on the RAAF Fairbairn YSCB apron, during her first visit to Canberra during Sep 1968

Wal Nelowkin A9-291
232 0 0 Lockheed P-3B Orion
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