US Navy Seals boat; verso: On board the 'desert duck' (left side of image)

Sketchbook containing 40 pages of pencil drawings of figures, head studies, animal studies, fish studies, landscapes, warships, diary entries and list of works

Place	Middle East: Persian Gulf
Accession Number	ART91791.027
Collection type	Art
Measurement	Overall: 14 x 9 cm
Object type	Work on paper
Physical description	pencil on paper
Maker	Churcher, Peter
Place made	Persian Gulf
Date made	20 February 2002; verso: 21 February 2002
Conflict	Period 2000-2009 Afghanistan, 2001-2021
Copyright	Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC

Description

27th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes. US Navy Seals boat in the Persian Gulf. Verso:Two helicopter pilots on board the 'desert duck', having left HMAS 'Kanimbla', (left side of image; the right side is on the recto of ART91791.028). The 'desert duck' was a helicopter that flew between ships. The pilots are wearing noise-inhibiting helmets.