FOD/71/0594/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0594/VN

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South Vietnam. December 1971. Troops of 4RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), move towards a RAAF Iroquois helicopter for their last helicopter flight in Vietnam. The flight took them aboard HMAS Sydney which is now on its way to Australia. The departure of 4RAR /NZ (ANZAC) left behind at Vung Tau logistic elements of the Australian Force to complete the cleaning and packing of stores and equipment for their return to Australia during the next few months.

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Accession Number
FOD/71/0594/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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