P02866.003 Accession Number: P02866.003

Description

Australian soldiers wearing civilian clothing walking towards a QANTAS Boeing 707 aircraft that was to fly them to South Vietnam. The soldiers wore civilian clothing as the Republic of Singapore, an essential refuelling stop, officially withheld permission for troops in transit to land.

Details

Accession Number
P02866.003
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 35mm
Brand: null
Date Made
May 1970
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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