| Accession Number | VN/68/0058/18 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Gall, Alexander Murdoch |
| Place made | Vietnam: Vung Tau Special Zone, Vung Tau |
| Date made | 8 June 1968 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Dressed in jungle green, (second from left) the Australian Prime Minister, The Right Honourable ...
Description
Dressed in jungle green, (second from left) the Australian Prime Minister, The Right Honourable (Rt Hon) Sir John Gorton, makes a tour of the RAAF contingent at Vung Tau airbase. As an ex-fighter pilot in the Second World War, Sir John was very interested in the activities at Vung Tau. Here he is shaking hands with 210677 Corporal (Cpl) Peter James McGuinness, crewman, of Canberra, ACT (right). Other members of the group identified left to right: 05833 Group Captain (Gp Capt) John Wilkins Hubble, CBE, DSO, AFC & Bar, of Mt Lawley, WA, Officer Commanding RAAF Contingent at Vung Tau; 0314174 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Brian Leslie John Dirou, DFC, pilot, of Mornington, Vic; 113080 Aircraftman (AC) Robert (Bob) Beveridge, crewman, of Margate, Qld.