VN/66/0069/13 Accession Number: VN/66/0069/13

Description

The members of the Vietnamese Women’s Army Parachute Team sitting inside the No 35 Caribou Squadron, RAAF, aircraft, waiting for the aircraft to take off and take part in a parachute jump over Vung Tau airfield. The RAAF and the parachute team were taking part in a large display to mark the second anniversary of Vung Tau becoming a city and thousands of Vietnamese flocked to the Front Beach near Vung Tau airfield, to watch.

Details

Accession Number
VN/66/0069/13
Photographer
Gerald Wallace Westbury
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
Late September 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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