| Accession Number | P04669.264 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Gibbons, Denis Stanley |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
| Date made | 22 March 1967 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
A line of RAAF UH-1 Iroquois ('Huey') helicopters takes off from Luscombe Field, flying members ...
Description
A line of RAAF UH-1 Iroquois ('Huey') helicopters takes off from Luscombe Field, flying members of D (Delta) Company, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), to take part in Operation Portsea. Other members of the company line up in queues on the tarmac as they wait for the choppers to return and ferry them to the site of the operation.