A Seahawk helicopter (N24-005) hovering above the flight deck of the frigate HMAS Adelaide, after ...

Accession Number P01403.011
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Maker Parrott, Ian T
Place made Indian Ocean
Date made 31 August 1990
Conflict Gulf War, 1990-1991
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Description

A Seahawk helicopter (N24-005) hovering above the flight deck of the frigate HMAS Adelaide, after delivering some palletised stores. This was the first operational use of Seahawks in the vertical replenishment (vertrep) role and also the first use of pallets and lifting nets by these aircraft.

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