| Accession Number | VN/67/0070/04 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Ward, Barrie Thomas Burrill |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | May 1967 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A No 9 Squadron, Iroquois helicopter crew recently featured in a jungle rescue of a wounded ...
Description
A No 9 Squadron, Iroquois helicopter crew recently featured in a jungle rescue of a wounded Australian digger in the Phuoc Tuy Province not far from 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters (1ATF). The helicopter swooped into a jungle clearing with guns blazing under heavy Viet Cong (VC) fire to pick up the wounded soldier. Running to their helicopter after a scramble are the rescue crew, identified, left to right: O316957 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) William Allen (Bill) Gill, co-pilot, of Canberra, ACT; A223382 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Thomas Barry (Tom) Farr, crewman and gunner, of Bathurst, NSW; O218798 Pilot Officer (PO) Michael John (Mick) Haxell, captain, of North Manly, NSW; A218240 LAC Garry McCarthy, crewman and gunner, of Inverell, NSW.