| Accession Number | P03218.021 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Mattay, Andrew Ivan |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Horseshoe Hill |
| Date made | 1 September 1970 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
View in flight of a Sioux ('Possum') observation helicopter carrying Lieutenant Colonel Ron Grey, ...
Description
View in flight of a Sioux ('Possum') observation helicopter carrying Lieutenant Colonel Ron Grey, the Commanding Officer of 7 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), as it prepares to land at the Horseshoe feature during Operation Cung Chung II. The CO is returning to the base after planting a metal flagpole and the pennants of his battalion and supporting arms on the highest point of the Long Hai hills on the occasion of 7RAR's 5th birthday, 1 September 1970. The pilot of the helicopter is 1200952 2nd Lieutenant David Herbert Earley of 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight.