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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Military Forces: Infantry training, Vol. 4, Part 2: The Platoon, 1967 (10 copies), 1967
... Revill (Ret'd) Australian Military Forces: Infantry training, Vol ...One copy was a donation by Squadron Leader Bill Revill (Ret'd)australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Military Forces: a guide to the content of standing operating procedures for infantry battalions, 1969, 1969
... - Service manuals Australian Military Forces: a guide to the content ...australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army, Australian Military Forces: User Booklet A510: Wireless Station, 1956 (1st copy), 1956
... on the front cover is in black ink. Australian Military Forces: User ...A cream coloured cover with gray binding down the left hand side. There is an identification number 7610-010-0284 top right corner. The information on the front cover is in black ink.australia - armed forces - service manuals, handbook, a510 wireless station -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Military Forces, Signal training (all arms): Pamphlet No. 7: Radiotelephone procedure, 1969 (2 copies), 1969
... - Service manuals Australian Military Forces, Signal training (all ...australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Military Forces, Signal training (all arms): Pamphlet No. 5: Radiotelegraphy procedure, 1972, 1972
... - Service manuals Australian Military Forces, Signal training (all ...australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Australian Army, Australian Army: Illustrated Spare Parts List for Tank, A.R.V., Centurion, MK.2, 1958
N.A.T.O. S.C. Catalogue No. 2320-99-200-0129N.A.T.O. S.C. Catalogue No. 2320-99-200-0129military equipment, sale of centurion mk2 tanks -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Australian Army, Australian Army: Dept. of Defence: Disposal of Centurion Tanks and Associated Spares and Equipments: Information Dossier and Request for Tender
Complete details of the Disposal of Centurion TanskThe Manual has a green coloured front with four photographs of various Centurion Tanks. The Department of Defence Logo is at the top of the page with the words"Disposal of Centurion Tanks and Associated Spares and Equipment above the photographs. Under the photographs reads Information Dossier and Request for Tender. military equipment, sale of centurion mk2 tanks -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Australian Army, Australian Army: Department of Defence: Disposal of Centurion Tanks and Associated Spares and Equipments: Contract Documentation
A cream colouredmanual with the Department of Defence and logo in green. There are four coloured photographs of various Centurion tanks. Above the photograps in green ink reads Disposal of Centurion Tanks and Associated Spares and Equipments. Under the photographs also in gree reads Contract Documentationmilitary equipment, sale of centurion mk2 tanks -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army, Australian Army: Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Regulations: Tracked Vehicles G 108: Tank, Med Gun, Centurion, All Marks, Tank, ARV, Centurion, Mark 2
Technical Instructions for Centurion Mark 2 TanksTechnical Booklet - inspection standardmilitary equipment, military - centurion tank -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Military Forces: Pocket book: South Vietnam, 1967
... Australian Military Forces: Pocket book: South Vietnam Booklet ...australia - armed forces - service manuals, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - military intelligence -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army: Report on written examinations for promotion to Captain and Major, entrance to staff college & Royal Military college of Science, 1970, 1970
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Military Forces, Signal training (all arms): Pamphlet No. 5: Radiotelegraphy procedure, 1972, 1972
... - Service manuals Australian Military Forces, Signal training (all ...australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Australian Army: gun drill for Howitzer light towed 105mm (Aust) No. 1 comprising howitzer 105mm M2A2 or M2A1, 1970
... Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Howitzers Military ...howitzers, military weapons, australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Information Booklet no. 1 of 1965: Studies on Vietnam, 1965
vietnam - history, military, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - vietcong -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army: military training pamphlet: leadership (provisional), 1957
... - Service manuals Australian Army: military training pamphlet ...australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, A beginner's guide to the weapons of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps
... Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Military weapons ...military weapons, australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Suggested headings for company operation orders: attack, defence, withdrawal etc, 1968
... Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Military weapons ...Maj. Cranmilitary weapons, australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Directions for the use of 14.5mm artillery trainer, 1976, 1976
... Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Military weapons ...military weapons, australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army: Rifle, 106mm, M40A1 and Mount M79
... - Service manuals Military weapons Australian Army: Rifle, 106mm ...australia - armed forces - service manuals, military weapons -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Military Forces: patrolling and tracking, 1965
... - Service manuals Australian Military Forces: patrolling ...australia - armed forces - service manuals -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army: military board instructions, 1962
... - Service manuals Australian Army: military board instructions ...australia - armed forces - service manuals -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Certificate - Corporal William Thomas Lugg, discharge from Army, 13 Mar 1959
... from Army Australian Military Forces 1 Base Printing Co RAAOC ...Given to PMH&PS by the local RSL Branch on their closure in May 1998Certificate of discharge from Army issued 15.3.1959 to Corporal Wm Thos Luggbit of ink scribble on reversesocieties clubs unions and other organisations, returned services league, rsl, william thomas lugg -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Military record, Private George Williams, WWI, Australian Archives
George's medals were kept by his daughter Marjorie Williams, and donated to the Society by herself and her daughter. These documents were obtained when PMH&PS applied to Canberra for information on the MM citation.Australian Archives folder containing WWI personnel records for Private George Williams of 1st Australian Imperial Forces, who was awarded the Military Medal 'For bravery in the field' Ref 813.01 for medals mounted with photo..Cream and brown, contains 48 pages including letter, notes, official sheets and photocopies of letters, war and medical recordswar - world war i, armed services - army, valerie williams morris, marjorie williams, george willaims -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - US Military use of Port Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sverdup & Parcel, Architects and Engineers, 1940s
American military plan of Port Melbourne Cricket Ground, alterations to grandstand and rooms during WWII, 1940s.Plan drawn up by Sverdup & Parcel, Architects and Engineers.war - world war ii, sport - australian rules football, sport - cricket, sport - recreational grounds -
Australian Gliding Museum
Machine - Glider – Sailplane, 1948
... Australian Gliding Museum 20 Jensz Road Parwan melbourne ...The Schweizer SGS 2-12 or TG-3A as officially certificated is a glider that was designed in 1941-1942 and produced in United States of America from 1942 for training of military glider pilots. It is understood that over 100 TG-As were supplied to the USA military and at the end of the war many were sold off as surplus. Fred Hoinville imported the Museum’s TG-3A into Australia in August 1950. It is understood that it had been built in 1948 and given construction number G15. On arrival in Australia it was assembled at Bankstown aerodrome and delivered by aero-tow behind a DH Tiger Moth to Camden where Hoinville’s club, the Hinkler Soaring Club, was based. Hoinville’s TG-3A performed well at the Hinkler club in 1950-1951. Several altitude records (including a solo flight to 8000 feet by Grace Roberts – a national women’s record) were set and many soaring flight made over Camden. However, it was badly damaged in a crash landing on 15 April 1951. The glider was repaired after the crash at Camden. It is likely that modifications were made to the cockpit canopy at this time. There were three configuration tried at various times: the original dual cockpit canopy as was standard for TG3As; an unusual dual bubble canopy set up; and a single canopy over the forward seating position (in effect converting the glider to a single seater). When the glider was flown by Hoinville at the 1958 Australian Gliding Championships at Benalla, Victoria in January 1959 (refer The Age Newspaper, January 10, 1959 p.21) it had a single canopy. Records show that the glider was entered on the Australian register as VH-GDI on 6 May 1957. And the Logbook commencing in 1959 shows that ownership passed to the Port Augusta Gliding Club in South Australia on 16 August 1959. Inspections were carried out at that club and airworthiness certificates renewed in 1965. The logbook record indicates that VH-GDI had 1191 flights with an aggregate time in the air of 197 hours at the Wilmington Road Airstrip used by the Port Augusta Club. The glider was transferred to the Cooma Gliding Club, New South Wales. Flying at Cooma began in November 1966 and continued until August 1969: the glider was in the air a further 108 hours from 1067 flights. The last recorded technical inspection of the glider was conducted on 28 September 1968. The glider then passed on to Bill Riley on 20 March 1980 who stored the glider until March 2004 when it was collected by the Australian Gliding Museum. It is not clear whether the current poor state of the airframe is due to accident damage or the conditions under which it has been stored over many years or a combination of factors. Although in poor condition, this exhibit is the sole example of a TG3A ex-US military aircraft in Australia. Further the connection with the story of well-known power and glider pilot Fred Hoinville adds to its historical significance. Tubular metal framed fuselage (without covering and fittings), wooden rudder (no covering) and in damaged condition, wooden fuselage component (formers for fuselage top), Parts of control mechanism, Wooden stringers, Wooden wings without fabric covering and in damaged condition, Ailerons, Tailplane /Elevator without fabric covering, Perspex bubble canopies.australian gliding, glider, sailplane, schweizer, tg 3a, hoinville, roberts, hinkler soaring club, port augusta gliding club, cooma gliding club, riley -
Australian Gliding Museum
Machine - Glider - Sailplane, 1943
The Laister-Kauffman 10A (LK10A) is a 2 seat a military training glider developed from a successful Jack Laister single seat glider called Yankee Doodle that first flew in 1938 and was exhibited at the Paris Air Show of 1939. The two seater variation was ordered in 1941 by the US Army for training glider pilots of troop carrying gliders. The military designation was XTG-4. The LK 10A glider was a simpler, more robust design than Yankee Doodle. A longer canopy enclosed both seating positions. The top of the fuselage formed a straight ridge from the top of the canopy to the point where the fin – rudder connected. Also, the design was simplified by adopting straight spar wings of 15.2 metres in place of gull wings of 14.170 metres. During the war years 156 LK10As were produced before the contracts to supply the US Army were terminated. Many of these were later sold as surplus. The Museum’s exhibit (serial number 122) was built in 1943. It was imported into Australia in the 1950s by Ric New, a member of the Gliding Club of Western Australia. Ric New modified the glider by “flat topping” the fuselage and making other aerodynamic changes. This kind of modification of the LK10A was a well tried strategy in United States for extracting better performance from the glider. It is understood that the reduction in weight and cleaner aerodynamics from the changes could increase the glide ratio from 1:24 to something like 1:30. The LK10A was located at the Gliding Club of Western Australia for many years. Records reveal that it was kept airworthy until about 1975. The LK10A is an important acquisition in that it allows one to compare the state of two seat glider design in United States and the United Kingdom in the immediate post war period. It is interesting to note that at that time a number of clubs in Australia who acquired a two seat glider for training chose the United Kingdom open cockpit high strutted wing offerings from Slingsby (e.g. T31) instead of more innovative military surplus gliders from America. Modified LK10A glider consisting of tubular steel fuselage with a combination of fabric and metal covering, fabric covered wooden wings and other flying surfaces.australian gliding, glider, sailplane, laister, kauffman, ric new, gliding club of western australia, lk10a, yankee doodle, xtg-4 -
Australian Gliding Museum
Machine - Glider – Sailplane, 2015
The Salamandra is a Polish glider designed by Waclaw Czerwinski at the Military Glider Workshops in Krakow in 1936. This glider, designated “W.W.S.1”, was produced in substantial numbers prior to the second world war and used in Poland and some other eastern European countries for training pilots. Only one example survived the war, hidden away in the village of Goleszow in Silesia. In addition, no technical drawings could be found, so when the glider was discovered, the Gliding Institute being keen to re-establish gliding in Poland, used the glider to draw up new plans for construction. Five were built for the Institute in 1947 before production was resumed of the “Salamandra 48” at the SZD Jezow Workshops. Improvement were made by adding airbrakes and structural changes for the “Salamandra 49” and a windscreen and larger tailplane were changes adopted for the “Salamandra 53”. An export version designated “53A” was sold to and built under licence in China. Production of the Salamandra ceased in the early 1960s. Total production may have been in excess of 500. The glider was well regarded as a light weight trainer capable of soaring performance. The Museum’s replica was built by Ray Ash and may be may be classified as a “Salamandra 53”. However, he has added something of his own to the design by replacing the cable runs in the wings with control rods. The glider is substantially complete. The wings and tail / rudder surfaces have been covered with poly-fibre fabric. The fuselage woodwork is sealed with varnish. In addition to the finishing work (including painting) and rigging of the main components, the linkages for Ray’s control rod modification may need further engineering to make them operational. The Ray Ash Salamandra is the first of the type to appear in Australia. The Salamandra did not play any role in the development of gliding in Australia in the early years. However, it is an important exhibit in that it shows in tangible form a nacelle fuselage training glider in configuration and construction detail. As such it revisits the pioneering era of the 1930s and 1940s in Australia when wood, wire and fabric were the rule and the nacelle primary glider was generally the first step up for pilots who had mastered the basics in an open primary.Nacelled solo training glider of traditional wood and fabric construction. Construction incomplete.Noneaustralian gliding, sailplane, glider, salamandra, czerwinshi, poland, ash -
Australian Gliding Museum
Machine - Glider – Sailplane, 1972
The Hall Cherokee II glider is an American design for amateur construction from plans. The designer was Stan Hall (1915-2009), a professional engineer, who gained extensive experience in the United States aviation industry during World War 2 including the programs for military gliders. He continued to work as an engineer for aircraft manufacturers and as a consultant to the industry after the war. He was active in gliding and, in particular, the home built sailplane movement. The Cherokee II was one of about 10 glider designs that he produced: it came out in 1956. It is understood that over 100 Cherokee gliders have been built. In Australia the number is possibly 10 or 11. The Hall Cherokee VH-GVO was built by R.D Meares of Caringbah, New South Wales. The glider was registered as VH-GVO on 11 October 1973 and given serial number “GFA-HB-82” by the Gliding Federation of Australia. The Logbook for VH-GVO appears to be a complete record of the flying history; in aggregate 210 hours 40 minutes in the air from 331 flights. The first test hop occurred on 29 July 1972 at Camden, New South Wales. VH-GVO was last flown on 22 July 1986. Many of the flights recorded are of one or two hours duration. The glider was last inspected and certified as airworthy and in a reasonable condition at the Hunter Valley Gliding Club in July 1986. Since that time, until transferred to the Australian Gliding Museum, the glider was in storage. Structural restoration work has been completed on the fuselage and one wing. However, inspection of the other wing revealed extensive damage to the ribs and spars and consequently a decision was taken to make it a static exhibit. The exhibit is an example of home built construction of a type that has proved popular amongst amateur glider builders.The Hall Cherokee (formerly registered as VH-GVO) is a single seat wooden home built glider. The glider is constructed from wood, plywood, fabric and metal fittings, all commercial grade except for main wing fittings, pulleys, cables and bolts. The fuselage is simple with four main longerons and bulkheads with diagonal bracing. The wing has two identical solid spars which form a geodetic structure, hence the leading edge is non-structural. Registration VH-GVO – serial number GFA-HB-82 australian gliding, glider, sailplane, hall, cherokee, meares, hunter valley gliding club -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Vehicle - Helicopter, Bell AH-IG Cobra Bell AH-1, 1967 approx
After 2 years of negotiation between VVAA Representatives and the US Army, the Huey Cobra has landed in Melbourne. The exercise needed the support of our local Member, Mr. Greg Hunt, to ‘clear the way ‘ through the Customs and GST minefield. The helicopter, valued at $7.9 million is complete with full armaments and was brought to Museum standard while ensuring that no weaponry could ever be reactivated. The Museum paid for the helicopter to be ‘brought to museum standard’. This meant in part that the weaponry was rendered innocuous and various structural members were weakened to ensure that the craft would never fly again. Fortunately the alterations are not apparent to the display, and while there are two other Cobras in Australia, this is the only one with full armament. A heavily armed ground attack helicopter with single Lycoming T53-L-13 turbine engineused by the U.S. Army in Vietnam to support Australian & U.S. army ground operations. In addition to the M197 three barrelled 20mm Gatling gun, it carried eight anti-armour missiles and forty eight 2.75mm unguided air to ground rockets. This particular aircraft served in Vietnam from 1968 until 1971 and was damaged twice in combat. The aircraft is currently finished in a low visibility all-over mid green which includes the full US Army insignia and carries the Serial No. 69-15092helicopters, bell, weaponry, cobra, us military equipment, gunship -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Vehicle - Helicopter, Westland Wessex Model 31B, 1964
The Wessex was used between 1964 and 1984 by the Australian Navy in Australia and Oceania. This helicopter, no 31, also use for disaster relief in Darwin after Cyclone Tracy.Manufactured in Britain from a USA design, the Wessex was jet powered (Napier Gazelle), a multi-role helicopter used in air sea rescue, anti-submarine, ambulance, troop and freight carrying. Dependent on the mission profile, the aircraft carried a crew from three to five including two pilots.Includes a full set of Royal Australian Navy insignia and carries the Serial No. N7-221 and Navy Side No. 31.RAN Roundel. Navy Registration N7-221. No31, a/c safety markings. Tiger Head Unit Logo of 816 Sqnhelicopters, military equipment, wedssex, troop carrier, navy