The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08-30. Lance Corporal Lance McMillan of West Heidelberg, Vic, checks the daily tally of petrol issues at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat. He is a member of the 8th Petroleum Platoon Detachment serving in Phuoc Tuy Province. Note the reading on the machine is 13216 gallons.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08. Private Graham Parkyn of Magill, SA, turns on the valve to a petrol storage balloon at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base. He is a member of the 8th Petroleum P
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-08. Corporal Dennis Loxton of Collie, WA, fills a 500 gallon rubber fuel bladder with petrol for despatch to a fire support base. A member of the 8th Petroleum
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08. Private John Ward of Richmond, Vic, refuels a bulldozer at the Nui Dat petrol point at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base. He is a member of the 8th Petroleum P
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08. Sergeant Bob Brown of Midland, WA, checks aviation fuel for water condensation with a special colour changing capsule at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base in N
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-08. Private John Ward of Richmond, Vic, and Private Ken Ashton of Murwillumbah, NSW, both members of the 8th Petroleum Platoon Detachment, crank a petrol pump into action
South Vietnam. 1968-08. Private Michael Seales of Elizabeth, SA, checks the pressure gauge at Kangaroo Helicopter Pad, the home base of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF). Members of the 8th Petrole
