Description
Unidentified sappers from 106 Field Workshops Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME), operating the crane boom on an M113A1 Fitters Vehicle with the army registration number (ARN) 134377 (left) at the RAEME depot. The men are servicing the engine and transmission area of an M113A1 armoured personnel carrier (APC) (right) which has been fitted with a steel T50 turret. ARN 134377 served in South Vietnam with various RAEME units from mid 1966 to September 1971, when it was returned to Australia. Note the red vice fitted to the front starboard corner and the new 40mm belly armour bolted below the towing eyes.
Details
Accession Number
P05002.018
Photographer
Percy Charles Woolmer
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Credit Line
Donor C Woolmer
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright
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