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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic
Speaking of the brave/crazy RAAF Huey pilot, he actually flew to the area not just during a monsoon, but right after the fire missions were sent in, flying in as rounds were impacting the target area on one or two occasions
Then he flew down to tree-top level so that they could drop ammo crates into what he hoped was the centre of the Australian position.
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I would hope they at least awarded him with SOMETHING for willing to be such a lunatic. 
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