Two M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carriers of B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry (3 Cav) Regiment, Royal ...

Accession Number P04568.004
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Film original transparency (positive) other
Maker Griffin, Brian
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province
Date made c October - November 1969
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

Two M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carriers of B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry (3 Cav) Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps, parked in an ambush position with just their machine guns visible, a .50 calibre M2 Browning heavy machine gun (left) and two .30 calibre L3A3 Browning medium machine guns fitted into a T50 turret (right).The vehicle commander (right) is 3793130 Norman John Rowe (the singer Normie Rowe) who served in South Vietnam with 3 Cav from January to December 1969.

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