TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-28. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK UNDERGOING TESTS FOR ...

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Accession Number 094426
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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TOROKINA AREA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-28. AN M24 GENERAL CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK UNDERGOING TESTS FOR THE WAR OFFICE. IT SHOWS VINE CURLED ROUND THE TURRET MAKING IT HARD FOR HAND TRAVERSING. FROM THIS STAGE THE TURRET COULD BE TRAVERSED QUITE EASILY BY POWER AND HAND.