NAVY19682 Accession Number: NAVY19682

Description

RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV) is attached to the US Army 135th Assault Helicopter Company, at the Bearcat Base in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam. During a visit to the base, General (Gen) Sir John Wilton, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, listens as R37030 Mechanician Airframes and Engines (MECHAE) Ronald Albert Hayes explains some details of the 135th Asault Helicopter Maintenance area. Left to right: Major Harry Woodmansee, Commanding Officer 135th Assault Helicopter Company; General Robert Arthur Hay, Commander Australian Force Vietnam (AFV); Gen Wilton; Lieutenant Commander Graham Roland Rohrsheim, RANHFV; and MECHAE Hayes.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY19682
Maker
RAN Public Relations
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c May 1969
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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