P01770.010 Accession Number: P01770.010

Description

A US Army Boeing-Vertol CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivering stores to 102 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, at Fire Support Base Coral, which is just being established. Purple smoke indicates the delivery point. At right is one of the unit's M2A2 105 mm Howitzers. Two unidentified soldiers in the foreground are photographing the delivery.

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Accession Number
P01770.010
Photographer
Keith Foster
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Brand: Fujifilm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
12 May 1968
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor K Foster
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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