| Accession Number | F10076 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 10 min |
| Object type | Actuality footage, Television news footage |
| Physical description | 16mm/b&w/silent |
| Maker |
Dunne, Bryan Rupert |
| Place made | Vietnam: Vung Tau Special Zone, Vung Tau |
| Date made | 8 June 1965 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
|
Arrival of HMAS Sydney, Vung Tau, South Vietnam. DPR/TV/255
Description
HMAS Sydney anchored off Vung Tau, South Vietnam on Tuesday morning 8 June 1965 The 1st Battalion RAR troops disembarked into Dukws; ferried to L.C.U. (Vietnamese Navy) then to shore where they were greeted on landing by the Commander, Military Assistance Command Vietnam, General William Westmoreland and the CO 1RAR, Lieut-Colonel I R W Brumfield. A fleet of US army trucks carried the Australians to nearby Vung Tau air base where they borded C-130 Hercules and C-123 Provider aircraft for the flight to their battalion positions at Bien Hoa air base, north of Saigon.
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Video of Arrival of HMAS Sydney, Vung Tau, South Vietnam. DPR/TV/255 (video)