EKT/68/0173/VN Accession Number: EKT/68/0173/VN

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.

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Accession Number
EKT/68/0173/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Brand: Kodak - Ektachrome
Date Made
12 September 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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