With the undercarriage lowered a De Havilland Canada (DHC-4) Caribou transport aircraft of 35 ...

Accession Number P04827.008
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Maker Collins, Ray
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat
Date made 1968
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

With the undercarriage lowered a De Havilland Canada (DHC-4) Caribou transport aircraft of 35 Squadron, RAAF, makes a landing approach to Luscombe field at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat. It is flying over the heads of Australian troops who are seated in front of a stage, waiting for a concert to start. The concert was given by Australian artists to entertain the troops and musical instruments including a drum set and keyboard can be seen waiting on the stage.

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