Medical evacuation by helicopters in Vietnam Accession Number: F02759

Description

A wounded soldier is winched up in a litter to a hovering Iroquois helicopter of No. 9 Squadron, RAAF and transported to the RAAF Base Hospital at Vung Tau. Item also shows stretcher cases being carried from hospital to an air conditioned RAAF ambulance bus for transport to airport and evacuation by RAAF Hercules to Australia.

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Accession Number
F02759
Classification
Film
Object Type
To be confirmed
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Film type: ORP
Format: 16mm
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration
Footage
Projection speed
Date Made
7 August 1969
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
AWM copyright

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