36 hours in Vung Tau 1969 Accession Number: F04915

Description

6 RAR Support Company on a 36 hour Rest and Convalescence (R&C) leave at Vung Ta.
Leaving 1 ATF base at Nui Dat, passing the helicopter LZ of Kangaroo Pad. Scenes of countryside, demolished bridge, people aand houses on approaches to Vung Tau, ships at the port, various aircraft at Vung Tau airstrip.
Scenes around the Peter Badcoe club, including the Harold Holt swimming pool and the Back Beach.
Scenes of Vung Tau, including markets, then scenes of surrounding areas of Vung Tau. Dressed in civilian clothes (to look like a tourist?) we see Lt Kevin Leadbetter, 2Lt Michael John Edwards and 2Lt Anthony Karl Houseman.
Back at Nui Dat, there is a demonstration of an RAAF Huey 'Bushranger' helicopter gunship firing miniguns and rockets. The 6 RAR Tracker Platoon test fire their weapons on the range at Nui Dat.

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Accession Number
F04915
Classification
Film
Object Type
Home movie
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: colour (Kodachrome)
Film type: ORP
Format: 8mm super
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration
Footage
Projection speed
Date Made
1969
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
AWM copyright

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