| Accession Number | P05707.041 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
Speedy, Ian Maxwell (Max) |
| Place made | Vietnam: Bien Hoa Province, Bearcat Base |
| Date made | October 1968 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Vietnamese 'hooch maids' (civilian workers) walk along a tarmac edged with sandbags. RAN ...
Description
Vietnamese 'hooch maids' (civilian workers) walk along a tarmac edged with sandbags. RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV), serving with the (135th Helicopter Flight Vietnam (135th AHC), United States Army, are amongst the units stationed at Bearcat Base. 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.