Accession Number | P09831.030 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Digital file |
Maker |
Fletcher, Nick |
Place made | Afghanistan: Kandahar Province, Kandahar, Kandahar Airfield |
Date made | 2009-10-12 |
Conflict |
Afghanistan, 2001-2021 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
At the RWG (Rotary Wing Group) maintenance hanger at Kandahar airbase, Chinook A15-201 "Rough 'n ...
Description
At the RWG (Rotary Wing Group) maintenance hanger at Kandahar airbase, Chinook A15-201 "Rough 'n Ready" is prepared for return to Australia by C-17 for refurbishment. Taken by Nick Fletcher, Australian War Memorial Senior Curator of Military Heraldry and Technology, as part of the Memorial's Curators in the Field programme. Nick travelled to Afghanistan with the Australian Defence Force in October 2009, together with official war artist Shaun Gladwell.