| Accession Number | P05707.023 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
Speedy, Ian Maxwell (Max) |
| Place made | Vietnam: Bien Hoa Province, Bearcat Base |
| Date made | January 1969 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
In the EMU Bar at the Bachelor Officers' Quarters ( BOQ), First Lieutenant Rubino, US Army 135th ...
Description
In the EMU Bar at the Bachelor Officers' Quarters ( BOQ), First Lieutenant Rubino, US Army 135th Assault Helicopter Company (135th AHC), United States Army (seated), celebrates a successful forced landing after having been shot down. 2535 Sub Lieutenant Michael James Bayliss, Observer, 2nd Contingent, RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV) stands at the rear. RANHFV is serving with the 135th AHC in Vietnam. Due to its integrated nature, the unit is designated an 'experimental military unit', with the nickname EMU. Based originally at Vung Tau Air Base, the company moved to Fire Support Base Black Horse near Xuan Loc in December 1967. In November 1968 the unit was moved to Bearcat Base, north east of Saigon. Throughout their service in Vietnam members of RANHFV provided tactical airlift and gunship support for Australian and allied ground forces.