6-1.   Major Steve Hart (OC, 547 Sig Tp) in the Task Force Officers Mess.  Photo supplied by Steve Hart [1968]

Comment:  Whenever anyone started to tell a warry, the helmet "I was there" would be unceremoniously dumped on them!

6-2.    Major Steve Hart (OC, 547 Sig Tp) with a mate at Nui Dat.  Photo supplied by Steve Hart [1968]

6-3. Loan 547 Sig Tp APC used for operating at FSPB's until ACV Callsign 85D materialised in April 1969.   Photo supplied by Tom Williams [Early 1969]

6-4.  Cessna 180 used for ARDF missions by 547 Sig Tp at 161 Recce Ft, Nui Dat.   Photo supplied by Tom Williams [1968]

6-5.   Cessna 180 (A98-043) after crash landing on a ARDF mission with Pilot Lt Steve Tizzard and ARDF Operator Cpl  Dick Schafer. See 'Pronto in SVN - Chapter 5 - Part 1' for the story.  Photo supplied by Tom Williams [1968]

6-6.  Loan US Army Breehcraft (RU-8D Seminole) at Nui Dat used for some ARDF missions by 547 Sig Tp.  Photo supplied by Tom Williams [1968]

6-7.   BBQ in the 547 Sig Tp compound (104 Sig Sqn Area).  L-R ?, ? Eric "Roy" Johnston (with plate), ?, Robert "Rolly" Rolleston (front - back to camera), ?, Bruce "Bilko" Fitzimmons, Trevor "Kiwi" Herd, ?, ? and ?.  Photo supplied by Tom Williams [1968]

6-8.   BBQ in the 547 Sig Tp compound.  L-R  John Hunter, Jack Morgan, Warner Madden, ? and ?.  Photo supplied by Tom Williams [1968]

6-9.  Sgt Laurie Duell doing some house repairs.  Photo supplied by Tom Williams [1968]

6-10.  Sgt Laurie Duell dressed for the wedding.  See 'The Unclassified History 547 Sig Tp in SVN - Chapter 5' for the story.   Photo supplied by Tom Williams [1968]

6-11   US Army "Bandit" Huey Gunship on fire at front of 547 Sig Tp compound (104 Sig Sqn area) on Kangaroo Pad, Nui Dat.  Full details on the 104 Sig Sqn web site Veteran Story 36.  Supplied by Tom Williams [12 Aug 1968]  

6-12.   US Army "Bandit" Huey Gunship on fire at front of 547 Sig Tp compound (104 Sig Sqn area) on Kangaroo Pad, Nui Dat.  Supplied by Tom Williams [12 Aug 1968]  

6-13.   Sgt James "Jim" Brill outside the 104 Sig Sqn Sgt Mess, Nui Dat.   Photo supplied by daughter Rayner Mrsh nee Brill [1968]

6-14.  547 Sig Tp members visiting an orphanage in 1971.  The troop had raised money to buy the playground equipment on which the children are playing. L-R: Sig Darryl Singleton, Sig Jim Kanowski, Sgt Bob Watson and WO2 Peter Weir-Smith.  Photo from internet source [1971]

6-15.   547 Sig Tp work and sleep bunker at FSPB Coral.  Photo sourced from 'The Story of 547 Sig Tp in South Vietnam 1966-1972'

6-16.   Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter at Luscombe Field, Nui Dat.  Photo supplied by Gavin Russell (Bryan Russell son) [1970]

6-17.  WO1 Graham 'Bryan' Russell with Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter rigged for ARDF mission.  Photo supplied by Gavin Russell (Bryan Russell son) [1970]

6-18.  Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter preparing for ARDF mission.  Photo supplied by Gavin Russell (Bryan Russell son) [1970]

ARDF = Airborne Radio Direction Finding

6-19.  WO1 Graham 'Bryan' Russell on Christmas Eve 1970 at the Single Station Location (SSL) System (Direction Finding) which was located in the 1ATF perimeter and near the Western side of Nui Dat Hill.   Photo supplied by Gavin Russell (Bryan Russell son) [1970]

Footnote:  Single Station Location (SSL) Direction Finding system (Code Name Short Cell) was for providing the location of HF sky wave transmissions. Short Cell had been developed by the Australian Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) and was different to other SSL systems in that it had been modified to locate transmitters that were relatively close to the receiving system.

6-20. On Christmas Day 1969, Bob Hartley flew the morning ARDF sortie and when the mission had finished, and returning to Nui Dat, he and the pilot decided to ‘decorate' the Task Force area from the air. A couple of smoke grenades were dropped on safe areas close to Kanga Pad, and as a special tribute to the Troop, one into the Troop compound. It was a great shot just outside the OCs building and pretty purple smoke inundated the area. Some people were not impressed!  Photo supplied by Bob Hartley [1969]

Footnote:  Later the pilot had an ‘informal' meeting with the Brigadier, and Bob had a happy time cleaning up the purple smoke stains in the compound.