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On 2 July 1997 civil war erupted in Cambodia. Nations rushed to evacuate non-combatants.
This episode details the Australian evacuation which was conducted by 36 Squadron, under the name Operation Vista. This marked the first use of C-130H electronic warfare equipment on an operation. The discussion with Dave Steel and Jon Kain focuses on the last flight of the operation which they flew in a thunderstorm using night vision goggles.
On 2 July 1997 civil war erupted in Cambodia. Nations rushed to evacuate non-combatants.
This episode details the Australian evacuation which was conducted by 36 Squadron, under the name Operation Vista. This marked the first use of C-130H electronic warfare equipment on an operation. The discussion with Dave Steel and Jon Kain focuses on the last flight of the operation which they flew in a thunderstorm using night vision goggles.