Lloyd Bott – Patrick Air Force Base

 

With Senator Denham Henty at Patrick AFB, Florida


Senator Henty was Minister for Supply from 26 January 1966 until 28 February 1968.
This photo was taken during their visit to the US in early February 1968.

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A tour of the Apollo Range Instrumented Aircraft base at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.

A tour of the ARIA base at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.

Australian Senator Denham Henty, Minister for Supply and his wife stand at the top of the steps of ARIA 374. Next to them is Col. Robert Cobb, the Deputy Commander of the Air Force Eastern Test Range

Behind them is Deputy Secretary of the Department of Supply Lloyd Bott.

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Senator Denham Henty, Minister for the Department of Supply (centre) and the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Supply Lloyd Bott (right) are seen here onboard ARIA 374.

At far left is Gary Morelock. Behind Senator Henty is the HF Communications station and SSgt Cooper is seated at the console.

Thanks to Gary Morelock for the ID.

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At Patrick Air Force Base, Senator Denham Henty, Minister for the Department of Supply (centre) and the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Supply Lloyd Bott (right) are shown the ARIA base.

Left to right: Col. Robert Cobb, the Deputy Commander of the Air Force Eastern Test Range, ??, Senator Denham Henty and Mrs Henty, Lloyd Bott, Jack Dowling (an Australian who was StaDir at MILA, the Merritt Island Tracking Station), Mrs Dowling?, Col. Oakley Baron.

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Scans by Ken Sheridan, image restoration by Colin Mackellar.