P02256.001 Accession Number: P02256.001

Description

A RAN Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the Guided Missile Frigate HMAS Sydney at Garden Island Naval Dockyard, shortly before the ship's deployment to the Persian Gulf to serve in the Gulf War as part of Operation Damask.

Details

Accession Number
P02256.001
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 35mm
Brand: Kodak - Safety Film
Date Made
November 1990
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M Keedle
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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