P02017.021 Accession Number: P02017.021

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RAAF and 8 Field Ambulance medical orderlies loading Medevac patients from a bus to an RAAF C130-E transport aircraft. The patients were initially flown to 4 RAAF Hospital at Butterworth, Malaysia, and then on to Australia when their condition enabled them to cope with the arduous flight.

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Accession Number
P02017.021
Photographer
Superintendent Marie Constance Boyle MBE OAM
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Date Made
1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M Boyle
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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