P02319.014 Accession Number: P02319.014

Description

Probably Phuoc Tuy province, Vietnam, 1971-04. A Bell 47G Sioux helicopter of No. 161 Recce Flight, Australian Army, stands in a jungle clearing after flying in an Intelligence officer to photograph the dead body (not in view) of a Viet Cong (VC) soldier who had been killed the previous night in a contact with Support Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR). The Intelligence officer is standing in a ditch or dugout (right). He is photographing the dead VC soldier for identification purposes.

Details

Accession Number
P02319.014
Photographer
Tony Robinson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Format: 35mm
Date Made
April 1971
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor T Robinson
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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