CUN/66/0708/VN Accession Number: CUN/66/0708/VN

Description

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 battle at Long Tan in which members of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), APCs and artillery fire killed 250 enemy troops.

Details

Accession Number
CUN/66/0708/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
19 August 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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