P07256.022 Accession Number: P07256.022

Description

Portrait of New Zealand pilot, Lieutenant (Lt) Steel at the controls of a Bell 47 Sioux helicopter over Phuoc Tuy Province. Lt Steel was later shot down over Long Son Island and spent a harrowing night surrounded by Viet Cong before being rescued the next day.

Details

Accession Number
P07256.022
Maker
Brian Wood
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Date Made
1971
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor B Wood
Copyright
AWM copyright

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