THU/68/0723/VN Accession Number: THU/68/0723/VN

Description

Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-08-12. Radio operator, Gunner John Lynch of Wellington, NSW, grimaces as a US Army Chinook helicopter flings dust as it lifts off with a bulldozer suspended beneath it. The Chinook is air lifting the bulldozer from Fire Support Base (FSB) Pine in north-west Phuoc Tuy Province. Gunner Lynch, a member of 102nd Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), is talking to other helicopter crews on his field radio.

Details

Accession Number
THU/68/0723/VN
Photographer
Kevin Denham Thurgar
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession THU/68/0723/VN

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