P01597.020 Accession Number: P01597.020

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A C130E HERCULES TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT (A97-177) OF NO 37 SQUADRON RAAF ON THE TARMAC AT VUNG TAU AIRFIELD WAITING TO EMBARK SICK OR WOUNDED PATIENTS FROM 1 AUSTRALIAN FIELD HOSPITAL FOR A MEDICAL AIR EVACUATION (MEDEVAC) FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA VIA BUTTERWORTH.

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Accession Number
P01597.020
Photographer
Sapper Robert Neil Creek
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
11 March 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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