The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Troops of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), dash from a United States Army Iroquois helicopter to launch Operation Lismore, their first major mission against the Viet Cong. The Battalion was swept into the field by twenty American helicopters to begin the operation. These soldiers are from the Fire Assault Platoon, Support Company. Left to right: 214654 Private (Pte) Ken Aspinal; 4717908 Pte Jozsef Alex Csorba; and 3411857 Pte Peter Gates.
Vietnam. 1967-05. Private Les Feltham of Braybrook, Vic, with his M60 machine gun and a large grin. He was just about to start his first major operation against the Viet Cong. He was a member of 7th B
Iroquois helicopters from No 9 Squadron, lined up on Luscombe Field at the 1 st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Headquarters before a heliborne assault against the Viet Cong (VC). The helicopters swept
Members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), just north of the village of Lang Phuoc Hai, beside Route 44 leading to Dat Do. United States Army Iroquois helico
Members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), just north of the village of Lang Phuoc Hai, beside Route 44 leading to Dat Do. United States Army Iroquois helico
Vietnam. 1967-11. Lieutenant Peter McGuinness of Broken Hill, NSW, a platoon commander with 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), holds two guns taken from dead Viet Cong shot by his pl
Members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), just north of Phuoc Hai, beside the road leading to Dat Do. United States Iroquois helicopters have just landed to
