Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph - Bearcat South Vietnam, 1970, a member of Australian Army Ttraining Team Vietnam (AATTV) instructs Vietnamese Ranger recruits in the correct way to land during parachute trainingphotograph, bearcat, aattv, arvn soldier, gibbons collection catalogue, australian army training team vietnam (aattv), vietnamese ranger, parachute training, denis gibbons

One of a collection of 25 model aircraft made by Brian Anthony DOWD. The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engine carrier-based fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II. Bearcat F5F. Dark blue with white stars, writing & markings. G8model airplanes, bearcat, ww2

Photograph of two soldiers "Ski" and "Snow" in front of a sigh "Welcome to Bearcat Home of the Old ReliablesMaroon and blue logaphotograph, bearcat, old reliables

Photograph of soldier "Ski" standing in front of a Bell 47 Sioux with a sign "Welcome to Bearcat Home of The Old Reliables"Maroon and blue logobearcat, old reliables, bell 47 sioux

Shirt worn by Leading Air Mechanic Airframes Engines, Errol Desmond Shelley No:R59338 when he was hit by shrapnel. He was driving a motor pool truck back to US Bearcat Base near Bien Hoa on 22 December 1969, after a trip to Vung Tau to send flowers to the wife of a fellow serviceman to celebrate the birth of a child. An enemy rocket propelled grenade (RPG) landed 20 metres to the right of the vehicle Errol was driving, and while the passengers were able to duck for cover, as driver, Errol could not. So, when a second RPG landed behind them, Errol was hit by two pieces of shrapnel. Errol served on the HMAS Melbourne from May - Jun 1965, and then with RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam from Sept 1969 - Oct 1970. SEE PHOTOS FOR THE STORY IN ERROL'S WORDSKhaki long-sleeved shirt with button-down front, two pockets with embroidered name on right side and service name on other. Handwritten names and signatures on the back. Holes near collar at back and blood stains.E D Shelley in black thread on RHS RAN in black thread on LHS Signatures on back in inkshelley, ed shelley, shrapnel wound, blood stained, wounded, ran, hfv, bearcat

A Copy of Australian Army commander's diaries (Vietnam): Headquarters units, item no. 1/4/111: Headquarters, 1st Australian Task Force: Annex M: After Operation Report Toan Thang (1-31 Jul 1968). See media files for more information.headquarters, 1st australian task force, operation toan thang, australian military forces, 1 rar, 2 rar, 3rar, 12 field regiment, c squadron, 1 armoured regiment, a squadron, 3 cav regt, 1 field squadron rae, brig ronald laurence hughes, 72, col donald beaumont dunstan, 2289, lt col phillip harvey bennett, 57004, lt col noel russell charlesworth, 235007, companion of the distinguished service order, dso, lt col jeffrey james shelton, 3395, lt col john david kelly, 235029, maj peter richard badman, 235121, maj john david keldie, 235100, maj john howard kemp, 335105, distinguished service cross, fire support base wattle, fire support base harrison, fire support base coral, fire support base hunt, fire support base andersen, fire support base thornton, fire support base dyke, fire support base evans, fire support base coogie, 161 (indep) recce flt, 9 squadron raaf, no 35 sqn raaf, nui thi vai, hat dich, ao surfers, 141 nva regt, 7 nva div, 165 nva regt, 274 vc regiments, 5 vc div, 275 vc regiments, ao giles, ao sturt, ao hume, ao kennedy, ao lawson, ao belize, ao taupo, ao murray bridge, fire support base anderson, fire support base balmoral, bearcat, maj ian hubert maclean, 235060, member of the order of the british empire, mbe, killed in action, viet cong killed, prisoner of war, ao columbus, ao hunter, ao swan, ao nepean, ao manly, ao bondi