RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam Accession Number: F00414

Description

An amateur film taken by an unknown Australian serving with the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (HFV). Shows a concert party performing under parachute canopy. Aerial of towns coast. Unknown base showing various scenes of base showing sandbagged tents, buildings and interiors. A beach and bathers. Vietnamese civilians preparing pineapples. United States airbase showing Iroquois helicopters. Aerial views of coast. US Caribou. US Army Chinook take offs. Concert at US 5 Infantry Division. An USO Xmas show (soft focus). Close up of an Australian Helicopter Flight Vietnam (HFV) pilot. US performers and films stars Bob Hope, Raquel Welch, unknown, Elaine Dunn and Les Dunn plus others riding in jeeps baring their names. Close up of Australian HFV pilot. Views of camp. Close up of pet monkey. Aerials of Mekong River. Aerial zoom shots. Interiors of Iroquois helicopter. Long shots of explosions. Medium shot of Australian HFV pilot and Iroquois at unknown airbase. Iroquois sporting nose art 'Blacksmith'.

Details

Accession Number
F00414
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Film
Object Type
Home movie
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: colour (Ektachrome)
Film type: ORP
Format: 8mm super
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration
Footage
Projection speed
Date Made
1967-1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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