THU/67/1039/VN Accession Number: THU/67/1039/VN

Description

Vietnam. 1967-10. Australian Task Force troops in Phuoc Tuy Province received the benefit of the greater speed and firepower of the Bell Cobra gunship helicopters. Private Robert Lewis-Driver of Essenden, Vic (left), and Private Alan Brailsford of Briar Hill, Vic, both of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), discuss the characteristics of a Gatling-type machine gun, one of three weapons carried by the Bell Cobra.

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Accession Number
THU/67/1039/VN
Photographer
Kevin Denham Thurgar
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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