RANHFV

The outstanding service of the Royal Australian Navy’s Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV) was recognised with the presentation of the Unit Citation for Gallantry at a ceremony conducted by the Governor-General ...

The following gallantry awards were made to personnel of the RAN’s Helicopter Flight, for service in Vietnam:- BEM: Mechanician AE R. G. Markwell; MID: LEUT W. Kimpton, RAN. ...

LEUT R. T. Griffen, RAN, of the RAN Helicopter Flight, was awarded the DFC for conspicuous gallantry in operations in Vietnam. LEUT Giffen died of illness before the award was ...

RAN HFV pilots ceased flying combat missions in Vietnam and the maintenance section were stood down on the same day. The next few days were spent packing and saying goodbye ...

Gunships of the RAN Helicopter Flight in Vietnam operated as a security force over a South Vietnamese military camp in the Ca Mau Peninsula, during a Christmas visit by President ...

The RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam moved base to their third and final base. Having spent almost two years operating from Bearcat Camp, 30kms from Saigon, the unit moved to Dong ...

The RANHFV took part in an intensive action in Kien Hoa province. A regional force outpost in the Binh Dai district had been overrun and then heavily fortified by a ...

Lieutenant Dave Gibson was seriously injured when he brought his helicopter into a landing zone east of Ben Tre that had been booby trapped with a 105mm artillery shell. The ...

The following gallantry awards were made to personnel of the RAN’s Helicopter Flight for service in Vietnam: DSC LCDR G. R. Rohrsheim, RAN; DSC LEUT I. M. Speedy, RAN; DSC ...

Leading Air-crewman N. E. Shipp, (RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam), was killed in action. Five miles west of Dong Tam, Dinh Tuong province, Shipp was door gunner in the lead gunship ...

The following personnel of the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam, were decorated for their service:-MID (Posthumous) LEUT A.A. Casadio, RAN MID LEUT R.J. Godfrey, RANMID SBLT J.W. Dagleish, RANMID POE (AW) ...

Sub-Lieutenants Bob Kyle and M Perrott piloted their Huey helicopter through intense enemy fire to reach the crew of a downed helicopter in Vinh Long Province South Vietnam. The downed ...

RAN’s Helicopter Flight commenced operations at Bearcat Base in Bien Hoa province, Vietnam. ...

The RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam made it second base move when it relocated from Camp Black Horse near Xuan Loc in Long Khan Province to Camp Martin Cox codenamed’ Camp ...

The following awards were made to personnel of the RAN’s Helicopter Flight for service in Vietnam:- DSC LCDR Neil Ralph; DSC LEUT Bruce Crawford; MID LCDR P. J. Vickers, (posthumous); ...

LEUT A. A. Casadio, RAN, and PO O. C. Phillips of the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam, were killed when their helicopter gunship crashed six miles from their base at Black ...

LCDR P. J. Vickers, (RAN Helicopter Flight), was fatally wounded in helicopter operations near Xuan Loc, Vietnam. ...

During Operation Clayton, helicopter gun-ships of the RAN Helicopter Flight supported the 1st Australian Task Force in a search-and-screen operation at the village of Long Dien, Vietnam. More than 5337 ...

The RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam made it first base move when it relocated from Vung Tau to Camp Black Horse near Xuan Loc in Long Khan Province around 30 kms ...

The first contingent of the RAN Helicopter Flight, led by LCDR N. Ralph, RAN, arrived in Vietnam. The flight operated with the US 135th Assault Helicopter Company, and flew turbojet ...

The Minister for Defence, Mr Allen Fairhall, responded to the US request by announcing that the RAN would provide eight pilots, four observers, 24 maintenance personnel, four air crewmen and ...