The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1966-08-19. Checking a .50 calibre machine gun on their armoured personnel carrier (APC) are Trooper John Callow of Benalla, Vic, and Lance Corporal Rex Warren of Norwood, SA, on a sweep of the area as part of Operation Smithfield. Both were among APC crews who ploughed straight into Viet Cong positions in support of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), during their bloody battle at Long Tan, in Phuoc Tuy Province.
Vietnam. 1966-08-19. During Operation Smithfield Australian Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) of 1 APC Squadron and soldiers on foot swept along in pursuit of retreating Viet Cong troops in Phuoc Tuy
South Vietnam. 1966-08-19. During Operation Smithfield, Australian armoured personnel carriers (APCs) of 1 APC Squadron and soldiers on foot sweep along in pursuit of retreating Viet Cong troops in Ph
Vietnam. 1966-08-19. Members of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), push through dense scrub country on foot and on an armoured personnel carrier (APC) in search of retreating Vie
DURING OPERATION SMITHFIELD AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APCS) OF 1 APC SQUADRON AND SOLDIERS ON FOOT SWEEP ALONG IN PURSUIT OF RETREATING VIET CONG TROOPS IN PHUOC TUY PROVINCE. THE CHASE
During Operation Smithfield, armoured personnel carriers (APCs) of 1 APC Squadron and troops on foot sweep along in pursuit of retreating Viet Cong in Phuoc Tuy Province. The chase followed a savage b
During Operation Smithfield troops moving off in Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) of 1 APC Squadron in a sweep in pursuit of retreating Viet Cong in Phuoc Tuy Province. The chase followed a savage b
