FOD/71/0465/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0465/VN

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Nui Dat, South Vietnam. September 1971. Pilots of 161 Independent Reconnaissance Flight based at Nui Dat have carried thousands of soldiers during their stay in Vietnam, hence this sign of a helicopter and the words `Cab Rank' outside their headquarters.

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Accession Number
FOD/71/0465/VN
Photographer
John Alfred Ford
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1971
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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