The RAN fleet band is making a musical tour of Australian bases in South Vietnam. At the Bearcat ...

Accession Number NAVY21694
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Maker RAN Public Relations
Place made Vietnam: Bien Hoa Province
Date made c June 1970
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

The RAN fleet band is making a musical tour of Australian bases in South Vietnam. At the Bearcat base of the US Army 135th Assault Helicopter Company, Australian servicemen are inspecting the armaments of a Bell Iroquois helicopter, used by the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV). Left to right: R93864 Leading Airman Weapons Mechanic (LAMW) Malcolm Ian Johnston, of Chermside, Qld, and RANHFV; R66323 Musician Janis (John) Ezergailis, of Seaton, SA; and R95750 Albinas Ovidius Lenartas, of Sale, Vic.

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