Description
Looking through the hatch of a wrecked and burnt out M113A1 armoured personnel carrier (APC) of A Squadron, 3 Cavalry Regiment. The APC had been hit by three rounds of recoilless rifle fire during Operation Bribie in the Light Green on 1967-02-17, one of the rounds killing the crew commander, 3786644 Trooper Vic Pomroy. After the APC was disabled by the enemy shells, Australian soldiers set it on fire to prevent the Viet Cong from salvaging it for their own use. The vehicle was brought back to the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base the next day. (Donor F.A. Roberts)
Details
Accession Number
P02354.006
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Brand: FUJI
Date Made
18 February 1967
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright
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