| Accession Number | P04159.095 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Parker, David Dare |
| Place made | Qatar |
| Date made | c April 2003-May 2003 |
| Conflict |
Iraq, 2003-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Group portrait of P3 Orion air crew on operations, Middle East, 2003
Description
Informal group portrait of the members of Gold Flight Crew, aircrew for one of two RAAF P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft operating in the Middle East. Approximately 150 personnel were deployed with two P-3 Orion aircraft to the Middle East. The detachment's main role was to support the Coalition fleet through surveillance activities in the central Persian Gulf. The aircraft were used to locate and observe small vessels that could be used by the enemy for mine laying operations or launching a suicide attack. The P-3 Orion aircraft operated in the Middle East as part of the Australian commitment assembled to disarm Iraq.