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 of a member of the Australian Aarmy Training Team Vietnam, is visited by two AATTV colleagues as he waits to be loaded into an ambulance for the short trip to Vung Tau Airfield and an RAAF C130 medivac flight home to Australia.photograph, aattv, vung tau airfield, raaf, c130 medivac flight, gibbons collection catalogue, australian army training team vietnam (aattv), wounded servicemen, denis gibbons

Laminated Photograph of patient strapped to a stretcher in preparation for a medivac flight to Australia circa 1968medivac home

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 at the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, Red Cross girl Carol Eacott chats with Private Dave Henderson a wounded forward scout of 8 RAR awaiting to be medivaced back to Australiaphotograph, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, red cross, carol eacott (red cross), pte dave henderson, 8 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, medivac home, denis gibbons

Nursing Sister LT Terrie Roach RAANC preparing medivac patient for a long flight home to Australia circa 1968preparing medivac patient

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 at the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, South Vietnam, Army personnel, including the CO of the hospital hand Medivac Diggers to the care of RAAF personnel for the flight home. On the left of the photo is Maj Nel Espie and Red Cross girl Carmel O'Shea.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, medivac, digger, raaf, maj nell espie (matron), red cross, carmel o'shea, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons