LEUT R. K. Marum, RAN, directed an attack by helicopter gunships on a Viet Cong unit near Tra Vinh, Vietnam. The gunships were led by SBLT J. R. J. Cooper, RAN, who was forced to make an emergency landing under fire during the attack. Cooper and his crew were picked up by another gunship.
Australian Naval History on 13 July 1970
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