| Accession Number | MAL/64/0103/40 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Travers, Dereck B |
| Place made | Vietnam: South Vietnam |
| Date made | October 1964 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The crew of a RAAF Caribou transport are welcomed at an airstrip in South Vietnam by members of ...
Description
The crew of a RAAF Caribou transport are welcomed at an airstrip in South Vietnam by members of the South Vietnamese Army, for whom they have brought food and ammunition. The strip is in the delta country south of Saigon, an area under heavy attacks from the Viet Cong. Identified from left: unidentified Vietnamese civilian; 216116 Corporal (Cpl) Joseph Edward (Joe) Thomas, loadmaster of Bullaburra NSW; 313351 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Noel Peter Brown assistant loadmaster of Warrnambool, Vic; two Vietnamese soldiers; 3756 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Ronald George Raymond, pilot of Richmond, NSW; a Vietnamese civilian and 315165 Flying Officer (FO) John McQueen formerly of Kettering, England, now Sydney, NSW.