EKT/67/0033/VN Accession Number: EKT/67/0033/VN

Description

Troops from C Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), unload a resupply RAAF Iroquois helicopter at their base near the village of Long Dien. The soldiers were patrolling in the area to protect Royal Australian Engineers from Viet Cong (VC) harrassment and sniper fire while they cleared an area around the village of thick undergrowth. The undergrowth had allowed VC to slip unnoticed into the village at night. (Black and white version held as COL/67/0764/VN)

Details

Accession Number
EKT/67/0033/VN
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Colour - Film original transparency (positive) other
Physical Description
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Brand: Kodak - Ektachrome
Date Made
24 August 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession EKT/67/0033/VN

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