| Accession Number | P04665.268 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Gibbons, Denis Stanley |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
| Date made | c 28 April 1970 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Carrying full packs, water bottles and weapons, members of D (Delta) Company, 8RAR, trudge down ...
Description
Carrying full packs, water bottles and weapons, members of D (Delta) Company, 8RAR, trudge down an unsealed road from the unit lines towards Kapyong Pad where they will board Iroquois helicopters of No. 9 Squadron RAAF. The choppers will transport the men to the northern section of Phuoc Tuy Province where they will take part in Phase II of Operation Nudgee in collaboration with B and C Companies and the US 2nd Infantry Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. The Americans are to sweep a large area in the central west of the province looking for the Viet Cong D440 Provincial Mobile Battalion, with D Company to occupy a blocking position to the northeast of the Area of Operations.