P02629.021 Accession Number: P02629.021

Description

Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. 18 February 1967. United States Army Iroquois helicopters (also known as Hueys) fly into a landing zone secured by Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) from A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment to uplift troops from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) on completion of Operation Bribie. Note the soldiers on foot in the dry paddy field. Seven members of 6RAR were killed and twenty six were wounded during the battle. During the battle, one of the APCs was destroyed by a direct hit from enemy recoilless rifle (RCL) fire killing the driver and wounding the commander. Unable to move it, the Australian set fire to it so that the Viet Cong could nat salvage any working parts. After leaving it overnight, the Australians returned to find `Du Me Uc Dai Loi' (roughly translated to `Australians get stuffed') in Vietnamese painted on the APC in blood. (Donor P. McNamee)

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Conflicts

• Vietnam, 1962-1975