Accession Number | NAVY20131 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
Maker |
Hicks, George Jeffrey |
Place made | At sea, Vietnam |
Date made | c September 1969 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The RAN destroyer HMAS Brisbane (II) D41 is on its first deployment to Vietnam, operating on the ...
Description
The RAN destroyer HMAS Brisbane (II) D41 is on its first deployment to Vietnam, operating on the gunline with the US Seventh Fleet. Here R57455 Petty Officer Electrical Communications (POEC) Allan Joseph Godfrey uses a voltimeter on a radio transmitter. POEC Godfrey is responsible for the ship's Tactical Air Navigation system (TACAN), a navigational aid to aircraft.