| Accession Number | P03218.019 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Mattay, Andrew Ivan |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Long Hai Hills |
| Date made | 1 September 1970 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
As a defiant act of bravura during Operation Cung Chung II, Lieutenant Colonel Ron Grey, the ...
Description
As a defiant act of bravura during Operation Cung Chung II, Lieutenant Colonel Ron Grey, the Commanding Officer of 7 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), uses his Sioux ('Possum') observation helicopter to plant a metal flagpole and the pennants of his battalion and supporting arms on the highest point of the Long Hai hills on the occasion of 7RAR's 5th birthday, 1 September 1970. The pilot of the helicopter is 1200952 2nd Lieutenant David Herbert Earley of 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight.