HOBJ4251 Accession Number: HOBJ4251

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. They are looking down on the hill from their position on a lower spur of Hill 355 as one of the heavy bombs explodes.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ4251
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
9 May 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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