Take-off at Duc Thanh; verso: Hut Accession Number: ART40463

Description

An Iroquois helicopter, with tail tipped upwards to increase the downward thrust, taking off from Duc Thanh helipad. Caught in the wave of dust created by the departing helicopter, a group of figures are crouching on the tarmac below. Two other helicopters are on the helipad behind them. Verso: Sketch of a double storey hut.

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Accession Number
ART40463
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: brown fibre-tipped pen, brush and fibre-tipped wash on paper; verso: brown fibre-tipped pen on paper
Measurement
Overall: 26.8 cm x 37 cm
Medium
brown fibre-tipped pen, brush and fibre-tipped wash on paper; verso: brown fibre-tipped pen on paper
Date Made
1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1968
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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