COL/67/1046/VN Accession Number: COL/67/1046/VN

Description

Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967-10. Within 36 hours of his arrival in Vietnam, Captain Tony McGee of Cambridge, Tas, was on his way into battle against the Viet Cong. Captain McGee, second in command of D Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), and other members of the battalion were awaiting Chinook helicopters to lift them into an operational zone for the start of Operation Santa Fe in Phuoc Tuy Province.

Details

Accession Number
COL/67/1046/VN
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1967
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession COL/67/1046/VN

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