Description
Vietnam. 1966-05-15. All companies of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), based on Vung Tau peninsula, took part in Operation Pinfeather, a helicopter operational exercise in the Phuoc Tuy Province. The battalion set up camp in a swamp. Members of the battalion are deploying to defensive positions, after they had been landed into an "enemy" position, from US Iroquois helicopters of 145th US Aviation Battalion.
Details
Accession Number
FOR/66/0395/VN
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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