Rappelling

Photograph taken at Erica in 1949 by JD Gillespie (Source: S Gillespie) : RAAF Sikorsky Helicopter Demonstration - Murray Paine on the winch line?

Photograph taken at Erica in 1949 by JD Gillespie (Source: S Gillespie) : RAAF Sikorsky Helicopter Demonstration

Photograph taken in 1964 at Snowy Range (Source: B Rees) : Rappel trial with Bell 47G, Hugh Brown on the rope?

Photograph taken in 1982 (Source: B Rees) : FCV Rappel Supervisors - P Dowler, P Lind, McDonald, Giblin, R Woolan, Lind

Photograph taken in 1985 (Source: B Rees) : First CFL Rappel Crews for Benalla & Stawell

Photograph taken in 1992 (Source: B Rees) : Rappel from Bell 212 and Bell 412 near Snowy Range

Photograph taken in 1992 (Source: B Rees) : Rappel from a Bell 212 near Snowy Range

Photograph taken in 1996 (Source: B Rees) : Rappel from a Bell 205 near Snowy Range

Photograph taken in 2000 (Source: B Rees) : Rappel demonstration at Ballarat - B Rees, Smith, Culhane, Ragg, Kingston, Manchee

Photograph taken in 2008 (Source: B Rees) : First through-canopy rappel by Victorian fire crew

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25 years of rappelling

A story here that starts with the Sikorsky photos we have from about 1949