The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A convoy of International F5, 6x6, 5 ton trucks (some towing M2A2 105 mm howitzers) probably travelling along Highway One, have stopped for a security check at an unknown village while en route from Nui Dat to Vung Tau. The crew of the M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle (foreground) are identified from left: 2190424 Anthony Fryer standing in the drivers position, (drinking); 54283 Trevor 'Blue' Lowe, (standing, with bent knee); 137885 Darryl 'Shorty' Wilson, (standing right). The FSV has the call sign four one Alpha (41A) and is named 'BEAST BOTHERED'. It is part of A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The departure from the base at Nui Dat and subsequent handover to ARVN forces, marked the end of years of occupancy by the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF).
A group of vehicles which have been withdrawn from the 1st Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat back to Vung Tau, in preparation for their return to Australia. Some of the vehicles identified are M11
Australian Army vehicles, including International 6x6 F5 trucks, on the move as the Headquarters of the 1st Australian Task Force withdraws from Nui Dat and heads south for Vung Tau. A troop of four M
The rear view of an unidentified M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle (FSV) undergoing some gunnery training in a grassy area not far from Nui Dat.
An M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle (FSV) from A Squadron, covering the open ground at Fire Support Base Debbie. The rear access ramp has been lowered and covered over with a stretched out hutchie tent to
Three Australian troopers from A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, onboard an M113A1 fire support vehicle (FSV), during Operation Overlord 5 June 1971 to 14 June 1971. Identified from left: 137885 Troop
A line of four M113A1 Fire Support Vehicles (FSV) driving along the sealed surface of Highway One as they withdraw from Nui Dat to Vung Tau. Note the bolted belly armour attached to the lead vehicle.
