[5 RAR first tour of South Vietnam, 1966-1967] Accession Number: F03746

Description

Nui Dat 5 RAR lines, mess and kitchen. Road block on highway with support from US troops. Vietnamese from a nearby fishing village. MEDCAP at the same village. The barber at Admin Coy. Electricians installing power. Signallers laying lines. 'Tiger Five' helipad. Shrapnel damage to signal equipment. Road through BHQ Airstrip. Recce platoon returning from operationas. Cordon and search of Hoa Long. The mess hall at Nui Dat. Digging the Command Post at Battalion Rear Echelon. 'Tiger Five' helipad. Luscombe Airstrip. The US 155mm Artillery Base. The markets at Baria. US 175mm artillery in action. US troops using Luscombe Airstrip as a jumping off point. Harvey Cooks head. More US troops. (Reel 2). 'Tiger Five'. Resupply. Inside the Command Post. Luscombe Airstrip. Digging the Command Post. Spraying for mosquitoes. US 155mm Self Propelled guns at Luscombe Airstrip. Murray Craib collecting cans after the movie show at 'Charlie' Coy. The Regimental Aid Post. That same Command Post under construction.

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Accession Number
F03746
Cinematographer
Peter William Craib
Classification
Film
Object Type
Home movie
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: colour (Kodachrome)
Film type: ORP
Format: 8mm super
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration: 23 min 60 sec
Duration: 0h 24' 0" Duration
Footage: 360 ft
Projection speed: 18 fps
Date Made
1966-1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Copyright
External copyright

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