Interior of an accommodation cabin at Bachelor Officers' Quarters, shared by 2026 Lieutenant Ian ...

Interior of an accommodation cabin at Bachelor Officers' Quarters, shared by 2026 Lieutenant Ian Maxwell (Max) Speedy, Pilot, and 2088 Lieutenant Robert George Ray, Observer, 2nd Contingent, RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV). Personal possessions in the cabin include photographs, books, greeting cards, childrens' drawings and a comfortable cane rocking chair. These quarters are a considerable improvement on the RANHFV's previous quarters at Fire Support Base Black Horse, where the 1st Contingent spent much of their time after Vung Tau, and the 2nd Contingent stayed from September to December 1968. At Black Horse the accommodation consisted of tents, stretchers, and empty rocket boxes which protected the men from the mud below. RANHFV is serving with the 135th Assault Helicopter Company (135th AHC), United States Army. Due to its integrated nature, the unit is designated an ‘experimental military unit', with the nickname EMU. Throughout their service in Vietnam members of RANHFV provided tactical airlift and gunship support for Australian and allied ground forces.