| Accession Number | P04959.038 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Page, Timothy John |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Long Son Island |
| Date made | 8 November 1966 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), crawl through a field ...
Description
Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), crawl through a field probably after being helicoptered onto Long Son Island in the Rung Sat area. From 6 to 12 November 1966 the 5RAR participated in a two sequential operations in the Rung Sat area. The preliminary operation, from 6 to 7 November, was known to 5RAR as Operation Yass and was later referred to as Phase 1 of Operation Hayman. It involved a cordon and search of Lang Phuoc Hoa village on Route 15 on the edge of the Rung Sat. From 8 to 12 November the battalion carried out a search and destroy operation on Long Son Island. The Rung Sat is a vast tangle of waterways and mangrove swamps between Vung Tau and Saigon which had long been used by the Viet Cong to infiltrate troops from North Vietnam, food and supplies.