The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1967-07. Because of the thick undergrowth and tall trees, helicopters were unable to land near B Company, the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), during Operation Cooparoo. This soldier, and his equipment, are being evacuated from the jungle east of the 1st Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, by a hoist being lowered from a hovering RAAF helicopter.
Vietnam. 1967-07. Because of the thick undergrowth and tall trees, helicopters were unable to land near B Company, the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), during Operation Cooparoo. T
Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967-07. Because of thick jungle and lack of suitable landing pad, troops from B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), had to carry five days' rations and mak
Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967. At 1st Australian Task Force Headquarters training must go on, despite operational commitments. Here a member of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), practises
Vietnam. 1967-06. One of the heartening aspects of the war in Vietnam was the speedy evacuation of battle casualties from a war zone. Sometimes a helicopter is unable to land because of the thick unde
Vietnam. 1967-07. Troops from B Company, the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), unload rations and supplies from a RAAF Iroquois helicopter in a jungle clearing during Operation Coop
South Vietnam. July 1967. Troops from B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), unload rations and supplies from a RAAF Iroquois helicopter in a jungle clearing during Operation
