Black plastic framed b&w photograph of dust off crew Nui Dat 1971. 2 Pilots, Medic, Gunner and CrewmanDust Off Crew Nui Dat 1971 2 Pilots, Medic, Gunner and Crewmandust off

The painting was donated to ANZCA in 1995 by Dr Bernard Dunn. Bruce Fletcher, from Melbourne Victoria, studied under William Dargie, who had been an official war artist during the second world war. Fletcher followed the same pathway as his mentor and was the first of two official war artists appointed during the Vietnam War. His artwork are held in the art collection of the Australin War Memorial, Canberra. The title of the painting, 'Dust Off' is a term adopted in Vietnam which refers to the medical evacuation of sick or wounded soldiers, from the field, by a helicopter. It was originally a radio call sign selected from a US Navy Signal Operations book in 1963. [ref. 'Medicine at War. 1950-1972'].In June 2012, a Royal Children's Hospital Anaesthetic Registrar attended a College Tour conducted by Dr Rod Westhorpe when he saw the painting and informed us that the term 'Dust off' emanates from the Korean War and is in fact the acronym for Decisive, Unwavering, Support to our Fighting Forces'. The painting was based on a black and white photograph taken in Vietnam in 1971. An image of the photograph is located in the electronic supplementary file. Oil painting on board of a scene in which a military helicopter is about to land with a group of soldiers in the foreground, one wounded and one soldier standing. A cargo military helicopter is in the distance flying away from the scene. The painting is set in a gold frame.[plaque affixed to centre front of frame] DUST OFF \ BY BRUCE FLETCHER \ DEPICTING THE MEDICAL EVACUATION \ OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS FROM THE FIELD \ IN VIETNAM \ PRESENTED BY \ DR BERNARD L. DUNNpainting, dunn, bernard, fletcher, bruce, vietnam war, dust off

Colour photograph of an Iroquois helicopter departing Vung Tau8 FD Amb Assoc. Sun 1967/72. Dust off. Bell Iroquois departing Vung Tau 1967.iroquois, helicopter, dust off

Black and white photograph in light wood timber frame. Huey evacuation.'Dust off ' Qui Nhon , Vietnam,1969.air ambulance, qui nhon evacuation, hueycobra (helicopter), photograph

Timber Photograph on a black matt board. Coloured photograph of a Huey helicopter hovering over trees depicting a soldier being winched up. The photo is taken from below.My Vietnam Collection, "Dust-off" Vietnam, 1970 @ copyright Mick King.huey helicopter, photograph

Their mason was to evacuate American combat causalities. Their Hueys were flying ambulances. And their call sign DUST OFF was the most famous of the of the Vietnam Warvietnam war - military helicopters, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, american, huey, "dust off"

A man wipes dust from a car under repair, somewhere in Queensland.1 x faded B/W photograph3 (circled)vision qld, employment

U.S. Dust-off aviation jacket. Green coloured American flying jacket. "Dust Off" belonging to M. Tod of 8th Field Ambulance Crew (Aust.) Badge on RH sleeve "45th AMB". Small badge on the LH side.flying jacket

236 edical Detachment. Dust off.uniform, vietnam, army

US Medical "Dust Off" groups ???badge/buttons, vietnam, army

2 black and white Photograph of 9 Sqn "Dust Off" (Medivac) 1. Loading wounded soldier onto helicopter 2. Patient being transferred into hospital9 squadron raaf, dustoff

Flame resistant khaki jacket with six six various US and Australian badges including name 'virtue' used by dust off medicVirtue. Stock number: 8415 935 4898flight jacket, 'virtue'

Grey flight overalls with four badges US and Australian, including the name 'Virtue'. Used by dust off medicvirtue, flying suit

Depicts a casualty evacuation from the field by RAAF Iroquois or 'Huey' helicopter. Four soldiers are protecting the landing zone. Two soldiers carrying stretchered injured soldiers on board. Pilot, Co-Pilot, and another soldier look on.'RAAF' on the tail piece of helicopter. Made by John Loughmandiorama, "dust off", huey helicopter