Accession Number | F11483 |
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Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 29 min 11 sec |
Object type | To be confirmed |
Physical description | 8mm super/colour/silent |
Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth, Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
Date made | 1967 - 1968 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
Home movie relating to the service of 37479 Lieutenant William Francis (Bill) Hindson (later MC MG), 1st Special Air Service Squadron (1SAS).
Description
Home movie relating to the service of 37479 Lieutenant William Francis (Bill) Hindson (later MC MG), 1st Special Air Service Squadron (1SAS). Footage includes 1SAS parading in Perth city centre; tent lines at SAS Hill, part of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat; Lt Hindson filming himself in a mirror; unit returning from patrol; SAS Hill with UH-1 Iroquois (known as "Hueys") in the foreground; patrol boarding a Huey at Nui Dat airstrip; jungle patrol with gas masks; weapons training; footage from the air of a F-100D Super Sabre attack on jungle; recreation at SAS Hill; view of F-100D Super Sabres flying in formation from the air; view from SAS hill and a boxing match between members of 1SAS.
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