FAI/70/0242/VN Accession Number: FAI/70/0242/VN

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Nui Dat, South Vietnam. April 1970. Flag Officer Commanding the Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral H. D. Stevenson (right), is shown an Army Sioux helicopter by Major Graeme Hill-Smith of Killara, NSW, at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base. Rear Admiral Stevenson met Major Hill-Smith, officer commanding the 161st (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight, during a five-day visit to Vietnam which included a stop-over at HMAS Vendetta, off the coast.

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Accession Number
FAI/70/0242/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1970
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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