| Accession Number | S05327 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | digital audio file; wave; 96kHz; 24 bit; stereo |
| Maker |
McAuliffe, Keith Daniel O'Connell, Garth Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny |
| Date made | 24 April 2012 |
| 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. |
| Source credit to | AWM Oral History Program |
Keith McAuliffe as a Leading Hand, cook and baker, HMAS Hobart, Royal Australian Navy, South Vietnam, March 1968 - October 1968 interviewed by Garth O'Connell
Description
On 17 June 1968 HMAS Hobart was hit by air-launched Sparrow 3 missiles mistakenly fired by an F4 Phantom jet of the US Seventh Airforce. The ship was badly damaged and Ordinary Seaman RJ Butterworth and Chief Petty Officer RH Hunt were killed. Seven members of the crew were wounded.
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Keith McAuliffe as a Leading Hand, cook and baker, HMAS Hobart, Royal Australian Navy, South Vietnam, March 1968 - October 1968 interviewed by Garth O'Connell
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Keith McAuliffe as a Leading Hand, cook and baker, HMAS Hobart, Royal Australian Navy, South Vietnam, March 1968 - October 1968 interviewed by Garth O'Connell