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 helicopters, operated by the 145th US Aviation Battalion, uplifted the entire battalion over a two hour period. A slick of US Iroquois helicopters descend on a company of 5RAR before deploying them into an "enemy" held position.
Details
Accession Number
FOR/66/0397/VN
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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