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Hawker Sea Fury53 viewsHawker Sea Fury 105, near Nowra. These aircraft operated from the flightdeck of HMAS Sydney in the 1950's. admin
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Hawker Sea Fury58 viewsFastest piston engined fighter - probably landing on HMAS Sydney. There is one aircraft on display in the AWM in Canberra (2008 - ). First flew in 1946, 650 built. Used by RAN until 1963 being replaced by Sea Venoms.admin
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1961 Phot Training Group69 viewsKeith Prophet, Bevin Stringer, David Taylor on Basic Phot Course in August 1961. They were from the first Junior Recruits intake from HMAS Leeuwin, July 1960 intake. Policy at
that time, and for several years, saw only JR's being selected for Phot training.
Note the special lights that this group is using - they are not plugged in!!
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HMAS Hobart 196754 viewsHMAS Hobart called at Manus Island on the way to Vietnam in March 1967.Bevin Stringer
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HMAS Hobart 196769 viewsHMAS Hobart off the coast of South Vietnam in 1967. I took this photo from a U.S. navy swift boat as we pulled away from the ship. Myself and several of Hobart's crew spent a couple of hours on the American patrol boat off the coast of South Vietnam. We took Hobart's Doctor with us as insurance.Bevin Stringer
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HMAS Hobart 196759 viewsAA Control Lookouts watching the coast of North Vietnam. When the North Vietnamese Coastal Defence Batteries opened fire, the lookouts could see puffs of smoke, and report it to the bridge. The Captain would stear a zig zag course to try to avoid the fall of shot. Bevin Stringer
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HMAS Hobart 196767 viewsMount 51 firing at a designated target in North Vietnam.Bevin Stringer
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HMAS Hobart 196772 viewsAA Control Lookouts watching the coast of North Vietnam for signs of enemy fire from coastal defence batteries. The smoke is from Mount 51 firing a salvo at a designated target in North Vietnam.Bevin Stringer
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HMAS Hobart 196771 viewsAA Control Lookouts watching the coast of North Vietnam, as we go in close for a firing mission. American spotter planes would choose designated military targets, and report on the accaracy of our fall of shot. When on target our guns would switch to rapid fire salvos.Bevin Stringer
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HMAS Hobart 196784 viewsChief Coxswain Vince Driscoll reporting enemy fall of shot, from his action station on the wing of the bridge. My action station was on the bridge with a camera and plenty of film. Bevin Stringer
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HMAS Hobart 196767 viewsEnemy fall of shot from North Vietnamese coastal defence batteries. These shells have passed over Hobart and landed in the ocean on the seaward side of the ship. This photo taken from the wing of the bridge.Bevin Stringer
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HMAS Hobart 196776 viewsAA Control Lookouts reporting enemy fall of shot as Hobart comes under fire from North Vietnamese coastal Defence batteries. During the 2 watch system I was part of the lookout team. There was a Petty Officer in charge and I was his second in charge. John and I were in intercom contact with the bridge and it was our job to report everything the lookouts saw. Bevin Stringer
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