Description
RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV) is attached to the US Army 135th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC), at the Bearcat Base in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam. The joint American-Australian unit is the only one of its kind in the US Army. 46 RANHFV personnel are working with the Americans. Here Major General (Maj Gen) Robert Arthur Hay, Commander of Australian Force Vietnam (AFV), is having a drink with RAN servicemen while visiting the base. Left to right: R52626 Mechanician Airfames and Engines (MECHAE) Richard George Markwell, RANHFV; Maj Gen Hay; R52243 Graham Ross Tilney, RAN, Headquarters AFV; and an unidentified RAN petty officer.
Details
Accession Number
NAVY21098
Photographer
RAN Public Relations
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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