Description
Hill 217, a very well dug in and defended Communist position in front of a Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), was bombed by Marine Corsairs and Avengers using 2000 pound bombs. The strike was watched by all members of A Company who were situated in the most forward weapon pit, about 600 yards away from the enemy positions. They are seen here putting a Bren gun on a tripod in order to get a shot at the Chinese machine gunners who are shooting at the Marine aircraft as they come in on their bomb run thus giving their position away.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ4249
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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