VN/66/0020/03 Accession Number: VN/66/0020/03

Description

Two pilots prepare to leave on a sortie, in support of the 5th and 6th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR & 6RAR), from Vung Tau airfield, South Vietnam. Close up in the front is 33192 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Peter Montague Middleton, Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Air Medal (US), of Black Rock, Vic. Flt Lt Middleton has previously served in the Second World War flying in the South Pacific campaign, flying Meteors during the Korean War and now flying Iroquois helicopters in Vietnam. At the back of the cockpit is 39642 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Clifford Mitchell (Cliff) Dohle of Hughes, ACT.

Details

Accession Number
VN/66/0020/03
Photographer
Gerald Wallace Westbury
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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