The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Vietnam. 1967-07. A US Air Force Douglas C47 "Spooky" Gunship. This aircraft was involved in saving the Xa Bang Post from capture by the Viet Cong (VC) on 20 July 1967. Note the two 7.62mm electrically operated miniguns protruding through the port-side fuselage.
South Vietnam. 1967-07. Major Gordon James Murphy, who commanded A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment (wearing black beret), shaking hands with the US Air Force Captain who piloted the Douglas C47 "Spooky
Xa Bang, South Vietnam. 1967-07-21. Aerial view of Xa Bang post the morning after it had been attacked on the night of 20-21 July 1967. Armoured vehicles of the US 11th Armoured Cavalry Regiment (11AC
Xa Bang, South Vietnam. September 1967. Sapper (Spr) Les Carruthers of Five Dock, NSW, uses a mine detector to search for booby traps that may have been left by the Viet Cong (VC) at the village. Spr
Xa Bang, South Vietnam. September 1967. Troops from 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) check Vietnamese houses and prepare to take a census of inhabitants and their possessions in the
Fire Support Base (FSB) Alanbrooke, South Vietnam. 1967-08. An Australian Field Artillery Battery firing a salvo from its 105mm M2A1 guns at dusk during Operation Ainslie. Note the Landrover and trail
Ap Suoi Nghe, South Vietnam. 1967-10. Aerial view of the newly constructed relocation village, near Xa Bang, north of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat, before occupation. 1ATF buil
