P08298.003 Accession Number: P08298.003

Description

A wheeled front end loader with forklift tynes unloading palletised loads of 20 pounder tank ammunition from the trailer of a Diamond Reo semi trailer, from 86 Transport Platoon, Royal Australian Army Service Corps. This is vehicle number five and the yellow shield and red kangaroo of 1st Australian Task Force and the yellow, 32 ton bridging limit markings are clearly visible.

Details

Accession Number
P08298.003
Photographer
Private Bill Hignett
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Date Made
c 1971
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor B Hignett
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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