| Accession Number | NAVY08555 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
RAN Public Relations |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Potts Point, Garden Island |
| Date made | c 1965-1966 |
| Conflict |
Period 1960-1969 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Whilst serving at the RAN shore base HMAS Kuttabul, R55258 Leading Airman Photographer (LAPHOT) ...
Description
Whilst serving at the RAN shore base HMAS Kuttabul, R55258 Leading Airman Photographer (LAPHOT) Richard John (Rick) Reynolds operates a Cameflex movie camera attached to the Gunnery Direction Control on an unidentified ship. The camera is used for gunnery analysis. LAPHOT Reynolds is a survivor of the sinking of HMAS Voyager (II) following a collision with HMAS Melbourne (II) on the night of 10 February 1964, during exercises off Jervis Bay, southern NSW.