FOD/71/0579/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0579/VN

Description

Saigon, South Vietnam. November 1971. Vietnamese soldiers stack timber in preparation for the reconstruction of wooden huts at the 90th Air Equipment Repair Base in Saigon. The timber, from the previous base of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) at Nui Dat, was allotted to the Equipment Repair Unit after the base was evacuated by the Australians and handed over to the Vietnamese.

Details

Accession Number
FOD/71/0579/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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