| Places | |
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| Accession Number | VN/67/0130/10 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Ward, Barrie Thomas Burrill |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | 1967 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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RAAF Iroquois helicopter A2-649 from No 9 Squadron (Sqn) re-supplies troops of the First ...
Description
RAAF Iroquois helicopter A2-649 from No 9 Squadron (Sqn) re-supplies troops of the First Australian Task Force in the field during a recent search and destroy operation in Phuoc Tuy Province. The operation, by troops of the 2nd and 7th battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR), was aimed at destroying a Viet Cong (VC) logistics area on the coast about 20 miles from the Task Force HQ at Nui Dat. The RAAF helicopters flew long hours in support of the operation, re-supplying forward areas and also providing around-the-clock 'dust-off' service for any wounded. The Squadron is based at Vung Tau, 35 miles south-east of Saigon and is commanded by O35030 Squadron Leader Peter John Reed.