P01404.028 Accession Number: P01404.028

Description

Soldiers of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), follow an armoured personnel carrier (APC) of 1APC Squadron on patrol through open country during Operation Ingham, a search and destroy operation. The soldiers are armed with a mixture of 5.56 mm M16A1 automatic rifles and 7.62 mm L1A1 self loading rifles.

Details

Accession Number
P01404.028
Photographer
Gabriel (Gabe) Carpay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
18 November 1966 - 3 December 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M Carpay
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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