Former Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett said the heroic work undertaken by the Helicopter Flight Vietnam men was not well known, or understood, by the Australian people. Their operations were not widely publicised in Australia, nor even known widely by other Aussies in Vietnam,” he said. “It was not just the pilots, observers and aircrew who were courageous; the unsung heroes were the technicians and support staff who faced the same danger, in their role as door gunners, convoy drivers and perimeter guards.”
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