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PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1970-11. PETER ('JACK') TREASE, A MEMBER OF 8 PLATOON, C COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (2RAR), HELPING TO SALVAGE A SIOUX HELICOPTER OF NO. 161 RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT, AUSTRALIAN ARMY AVIATION CORPS, WHICH HAD BEEN SHOT DOWN BY THE VIET CONG (VC). THE HELICOPTER, WHICH HAD BEEN CARRYING THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF 2RAR, LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.M. CHURCH, HAD LANDED IN A MANGROVE SWAMP.
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P01676.003
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Colour: Colour
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Donor P Trease
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