P04762.017 Accession Number: P04762.017

Description

A Belvedere heavy lift helicopter from 66 Squadron, RAF, waits on the helipad at 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), company base at old Bau while supplies are loaded which will be air lifted to the forward 3RAR company bases at Stass and Gumbang in Sarawak. As there were no roads to these forward bases all supplies were air dropped or brought in by helicopter.

Details

Accession Number
P04762.017
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Date Made
1965
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor G Bradshaw
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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