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RETROSPECTIVES: HMAS VAMPIRE [II] refuels at sea from HMAS MELBOURNE [II], 1960s - GKAC.
3298. Another view of these ever visually-interesting RAS operations. We don't have a date, but the image precedes VAMPIRE's half-life modernisation in 1970, and MELBOURNE still carries her twin 40/60 Bofors mount before the bridge, which - from memory - was removed when she was refitted for the new Skyhawks in 1967.
Photo: Probably RAN Official, it is presented here from the collection of Graeme Andrews, RAN 1955-1968, on a private disc with poermission.
A COMPENDIUM of links to some 350 images of HMAS MELBOURNE [II] on this Photostream begins at Pic 5444 and extends over seven entries. It starts here:
www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/6707592179/in/photostream
A three-part COMPENDIUM of 100 Photostream images of HMAS VAMPIRE [II] also begins at Entry 5501, here:
www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/6865664335/in/photostream
RETROSPECTIVES: HMAS VAMPIRE [II] refuels at sea from HMAS MELBOURNE [II], 1960s - GKAC.
3298. Another view of these ever visually-interesting RAS operations. We don't have a date, but the image precedes VAMPIRE's half-life modernisation in 1970, and MELBOURNE still carries her twin 40/60 Bofors mount before the bridge, which - from memory - was removed when she was refitted for the new Skyhawks in 1967.
Photo: Probably RAN Official, it is presented here from the collection of Graeme Andrews, RAN 1955-1968, on a private disc with poermission.
A COMPENDIUM of links to some 350 images of HMAS MELBOURNE [II] on this Photostream begins at Pic 5444 and extends over seven entries. It starts here:
www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/6707592179/in/photostream
A three-part COMPENDIUM of 100 Photostream images of HMAS VAMPIRE [II] also begins at Entry 5501, here:
www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/6865664335/in/photostream