| Accession Number | VN/66/0115/01 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Westbury, Gerald Wallace |
| Place made | Vietnam: Vung Tau Special Zone, Vung Tau |
| Date made | 1966 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Airframe fitters with No 9 Iroquois Squadron, RAAF, based at Vung Tau, have impressed United ...
Description
Airframe fitters with No 9 Iroquois Squadron, RAAF, based at Vung Tau, have impressed United States (US) Army technical experts with their efficiency and know how. Two of them recently topped the US Army technical courses on the D Model Iroquois helicopter. Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Garrison J Boyle, commander of the US Army’s 767th Transport Battalion, sent letters commending the airmen. Here the commanding officer of No 9 Squadron, RAAF, 33062 Wing Commander (Wing Cdr) Roy Stewart Royston, (right) is presenting a letter of commendation from Lt Col Boyle to 11794 Sergeant (Sgt) Neville John Watson, of Newcastle, NSW (left). The other airman to received a letter of commendation was 314918 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) John Astley Martin, of Tabilk, Vic, (centre).