The Caribou in Afghanistan is a DHC-4T – T for turboprop or “Super Caribou”. Its owned by Flightworks in the USA and looks very similar finish to the “Air America” Caribous.
http://www.flightworks.com/fleet/showplane/81/DHC-4T-Turbo-Caribou
It looks to be a first class refurbishment job. Personally I think the RAAF was crazy for not converting their radial Caribous to turboprops with upgrades inside, the work could have been done locally creating jobs. But by doing so would upset the procurement people and top brass wanting a “imported new car” from the taxpayer of Australia.
I wonder what RAAF pilots privately think when they see the super caribou, and then its replacement due shortly?
Still the best type of STOL transport in the theater?
Here it is
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Link to page
http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2012/May%202012/May%2021%202012/pix052112caribouWP.aspx
http://50shadesbeige.tumblr.com/post/36725877515/dhc4-caribou-does-a-resupply-drop-at-new-zealand
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Video of parachute drop in Afghanistan.

Apologies about raising dead threads,
Am I correct in reading here that FS 34079 was used on newly factory delivered caribou aircraft to the US Army and the RAAF?
Another source tells me the RAAF Caribous were delivered in UK olive drab – BS318C-298 and not FS 34079.

Have a look at the following scanned page, look at the 1960’s US Army “Gizmotch” (3rd down from the top) and Caribou A-234 of the RAAF in the 1960’s

http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx236/chriszau/Caribou/Scan12.jpg