On board the 'desert duck' (right side of image); verso: Heads and feet of cattle at the Bahrain meat market

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

Places	Middle East: Bahrain Middle East: Persian Gulf
Accession Number	ART91791.028
Collection type	Art
Measurement	Overall: 14 x 9 cm
Object type	Work on paper
Physical description	pencil on paper
Maker	Churcher, Peter
Place made	Bahrain, Persian Gulf
Date made	21 February 2002; verso: 22 February 2002
Conflict	Period 2000-2009 Afghanistan, 2001-2021
Copyright	Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC

Description

28th page in a sketchbook of 42 pages of pencil drawings, diary entries and artist's notes.Two helicopter pilots on board the 'desert duck', having left HMAS 'Kanimbla (right side of image; the left side is on the verso of ART91791.027). The 'desert duck' was a helicopter that flew between ships. The pilots are wearing noise-inhibiting helmets. Verso: Heads and feet of cattle at the Bahrain meat market.