SHA/65/0110/VN Accession Number: SHA/65/0110/VN

Description

A helicopter hovers above elephant grass that's waist high but didn't impede the troops from the Australian mortar crew as they moved into position with their weapons in the Cong Thanh area. They were on a combined Australian-American operation against the Viet Cong.

Details

Accession Number
SHA/65/0110/VN
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
November 1965
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession SHA/65/0110/VN

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