Phuoc Hai, South Vietnam. 26 August 1967. Troops of 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) wait for a ...

Accession Number EKT/67/0046/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Film original transparency (positive) other
Maker Coleridge, Michael
Date made 26 August 1967
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Phuoc Hai, South Vietnam. 26 August 1967. Troops of 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) wait for a huge US Chinook helicopter to leave the ground before returning to base after Operation Ulmarra. The Chinook lifted the soldiers to Nui Dat from the fishing village which had been searched for Viet Cong (VC) activity. (Black and white version held as COL/67/0777/VN)