Accession Number | EKT/68/0173/VN |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Colour - Film original transparency (positive) other |
Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Ba Ria |
Date made | 12 September 1968 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
A 52 ton Centurion tank of C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment (1AR) is unloaded off a US Landing ...
Description
A 52 ton Centurion tank of C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment (1AR) is unloaded off a US Landing Craft, Tank (LCT), no. 63, on the outskirts of Baria, the capital of the Phuoc Tuy Province. This was one of 11 additional tanks that arrived in September 1968 to expand the 1AR presence in South Vietnam.