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Army soldiers prepare cargo for an airlift by the Rural Fire Service helicopter. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photos by Warrant Officer Robert Spooner.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Rural Fire Service gives Army a lift

15/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1815 Views 0 Comments Air Mobility Group, Air Mobility Training and Development Unit (AMTDU), NSWRFS, RAAF Richmond

Soldiers teamed up with NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) to practise underslung cargo lifts with one of their helicopters at

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The New South Wales Rural Fire Service’s newly acquired Bell 412 helicopter is unloaded from a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.
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Third Bell’s the charm

03/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2389 Views 0 Comments Bell 412, C-17A Globemaster III, No. 22 Squadron, No. 36 Squadron, NSWRFS, RAAF Richmond

A third Bell 412 helicopter for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has arrived courtesy of Air

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'Thor', a C-130 Hercules contracted to the NSW Government to assist in fighting bushfires dispenses water during a demonstration over the Rickaby's drop zone near RAAF Base Richmond. Photo by Corporal David Said
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force 

Thor lands at Richmond

03/09/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6752 Views 0 Comments NSWRFS, Rural Fire Service, Thor, water bomber

Thor – a C-130-based large water bomber – has landed at RAAF Base Richmond in Sydney where the Royal Australian Air

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