A Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV), with the call sign 8D (Eight Delta), ARN 169113, of ...

Place Asia: Vietnam
Accession Number P01381.041
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Maker Gardiner, Robert
Place made Vietnam: South Vietnam
Date made January 1970
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

A Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV), with the call sign 8D (Eight Delta), ARN 169113, of A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment (1AR), returning from Operation Matilda. Matilda was a large reconnaissance and ambush operation conducted by Australian forces between 15 and 26 January 1970.

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