The full complement of No 2 Squadron RAAF at USAF Base Phan Rang, just before returning to ...

Place Asia: Vietnam, Ninh Thuan Province, Phan Rang
Accession Number P01366.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Vietnam: Ninh Thuan Province, Phan Rang
Date made c May 1971
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

The full complement of No 2 Squadron RAAF at USAF Base Phan Rang, just before returning to Australia on 1971-06-04. Identified are: left to right: front row: Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Williams, Flt Lt Keith Brent, unknown, unknown, Jack Edmunds (Adjutant), unknown, Flt Lt John Powell (Senior Equipment Officer). Chaplain W T Wheeler, Squadron Leader (SL) Grahame Bickle (Senior Engineering Officer). Wing commander Tom Thorpe (Commanding Officer) SL Brian O'Shea, SL Lyn Wynn, Flt Lt Ron Aitken (Navigator), Flt Lt Dan ? (Radio officer), flying officer (FO) Pete Murphy (Navigator), unknown, unknown, unknown, Flt Lt Barry Williamson (Ground Defence Officer). Third row, extreme right is LAC Brian Patten. Fifth row, fourth fromright is LAC Peter Park. In the background are a G.A.F. Canberra Mk. 20 bomber aircraft (immediately behind the group and two Fairchild C-123 Provider aircraft (background left and right). In the far background (behind the C-123 and the B20) is a Fairchild c119 Flying Boxcar.