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Extensive coverage of Minister for the Army Mr Phillip Lynch during his visit to Australian units in South Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. Mr Lynch spent five days in South Vietnam accompanied by Mrs Lynch and the Army secretary Mr Bruce White. Shows the arrival at Ton Son Nhut airport Saigon. Views of Saigon including the Presidential Palace and the Headquarters of the Free World Military Assistance Organisation. Visit to Bien Hoa greeted by a guard of honour of the 3rd Regiment of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Visit to the 1st Australian Task Force at Nui Dat. Welcomed by the Task Force Commander Brigadier Pearson and inspection of Nui Dat base and units. Visit to the 4th Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment (4 RAR) based 40 miles to the south of Saigon. Inspects enemy weapons captured by 4 RAR. Mr Lynch is shown a Centurion tank and 105mm Howitzers in an actual fire mission against the enemy in the Nui Dinh hills. He talks with Lan
Air Commodore Mickey Witherow, expert in desert warfare and the defence of airfields – obituary
He crossed the Sahara, fought in Aden and advised the Zambian government on how to avoid missile attacks in Lusaka
Mickey Witherow in Aden in the 1950s
Air Commodore Mickey Witherow, who has died aged 84, was one of the most influential post-war RAF Regiment officers specialising in desert warfare, airfield defence and diplomacy; he epitomised the ethos and traditions of the Corps, as the RAF regiment is known.
After completing specialist training in 1956 Witherow was posted to the Aden Protectorate Levies – an Arab military force raised for the local defence of the Aden Protectorate, and commanded at that time by the RAF Regiment. He was involved in a number of skirmishes, recording one with his 8mm cine-camera.