| Accession Number | S05422 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | digital audio file |
| Maker |
Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny Stewart-Thomson, William MacKenzie Tibbitts, Craig |
| Date made | 19 December 2012 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 Period 1960-1969 Vietnam, 1962-1975 Period 1940-1949 |
| 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 |
Dr William (Bill) Stewart-Thomson, Wing Commander (ret), discusses his career in the RAF 1949 - 1968, including a period attached to RAAF, 1966-68, in an interview with Craig Tibbitts
Description
Whilst attached to the RAAF in 1966-68, Dr Stewart-Thomson was involved with organising aeromedical evacuations of troops from Vietnam. He participated in the medevac of 48 serious casualties from Vung Tau after a sustained action in August 1966. This action later became known as the Battle of Long Tan.
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Dr William (Bill) Stewart-Thomson, Wing Commander (ret), discusses his career in the RAF 1949 - 1968, including a period attached to RAAF, 1966-68, in an interview with Craig Tibbitts
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Dr William (Bill) Stewart-Thomson, Wing Commander (ret), discusses his career in the RAF 1949 - 1968, including a period attached to RAAF, 1966-68, in an interview with Craig Tibbitts