BIEN HOA PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1965-07. LANDROVERS AND TRAILERS BELONGING TO 161 FIELD BATTERY, ...

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Accession Number P01686.009
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Maker Hobbins, F John
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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BIEN HOA PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1965-07. LANDROVERS AND TRAILERS BELONGING TO 161 FIELD BATTERY, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY, SHORTLY AFTER THE UNIT'S ARRIVAL AT ITS BASE CAMP AT THE BIEN HOA AIR BASE, WHERE THE 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1RAR), WAS ALSO LOCATED. AT RIGHT, MARKED WITH A WHITE STAR EMBLEM, ARE SOME US ARMY TRUCKS. IN THE MID-GROUND AT CENTRE IS ONE OF THE NEW ZEALAND BATTERY'S ITALIAN-MADE 105MM L5 PACK HOWITZERS. (DONOR: F. J. HOBBINS)