| Accession Number | S02022 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 39 min 2 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | digital audio tape (DAT); BASF; 48kHz; 16 bit; stereo |
| Maker |
Viki Fox, Noelle Leonard, Stephanie Millhouse Newman, Carolyn |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Mount Stromlo |
| Date made | 8 May 1999 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Viki Fox, Noelle Leonard and Stephanie Millhouse, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) nursing sisters, interviewed by Carolyn Newman about their experiences as medical evacuation (Medevac) nurses in Vietnam.
Description
The women discuss the selection process to become a medical evacuation (medevac) sister; training; first medevac flight; length of flight; typical routine of medevac crew; fears of flying; responsibilities; attachment with the USAF in Philippines; affects on their health; social life as nurses; uniforms; reactions of evacuees; attitudes to service life.
Interview by Carolyn Newman of ex RAAF Nurses Stephanie Millhouse, Viki Fox and Noelle Buckley about their experiences as nurses with the RAAF Medical Evacuation Unit during the Vietnam War.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Viki Fox, Noelle Leonard and Stephanie Millhouse, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) nursing sisters, interviewed by Carolyn Newman about their experiences as medical evacuation (Medevac) nurses in Vietnam.