| Accession Number | NAVYM0226/31 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
RAN Public Relations |
| Place made | Vietnam: South Vietnam |
| Date made | c 1968-1969 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of members of the US Army 135th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC), and the RAN ...
Description
Informal portrait of members of the US Army 135th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC), and the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV). Left to right: Major P E Raetz, a commander of US Army 135th AHC; an unidentified US Army serviceman; and an unidentified member of RANHFV, at Bear Cat Base, Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam. The men are standing in front of an Iroquois helicopter labelled 'OLD WARRIOR. FIRST IN VIETNAM'. The officers and men of RANHFV are attached to the US Army 135th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC), which supports allied troops in Vietnam. The 135th AHC is part of the 145th Combat Aviation Battalion which has the motto 'First in Vietnam'.