Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-08. An armoured personnel carrier of the Defence and ...

Place Asia: Vietnam, Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat
Accession Number P00955.014
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-08. An armoured personnel carrier of the Defence and Employment Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) (Nui Dat) (D and E Platoon), attached to Task Force Headquarters at Nui Dat, stopped in front of a hole in the road, result of an APC running over a mine while travelling in convoy on operation north of Nui Dat to establish a Fire Support Base. During the journey they had three APC's damaged in eight days, by running over mines on a major road.