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Vung Tau, South Vietnam. May 1967. Sapper Bruce Pattinson of Wynnum, Qld, takes a sight using the 40mm Bofors gun on board the Army's Medium Landing Ship, Vernon Sturdee, while tied up at Vung Tau. Vernon Sturdee is being used to ferry supplies to Baria and Saigon. It makes at least two trips a week. So far the ship has not been fired on, but its gunners are waiting and ready for Viet Cong action.
Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1967-05. Moving ship can be tricky if the wind and tide are against you, but Sapper Evan Jeynes of Southport, Qld, has a firm grip on the hawser as the Army's Medium Landing ship, V
Checking a piece of electrical equipment before making the Army's Medium Landing Ship, Vernon Sturdee, ready for another trip to Saigon are, left to right: Warrant Officer Class 1 Ian Craig of Neutral
Saigon River, Vietnam. The forward 40mm Bofors Gun crew at the ready as Army Vessel (AV) 1355 Vernon Sturdee assists in the move of heavy equipment from Bien Hoa to Vung Tau. AV Vernon Sturdee was the
Alert and ready for posible enemy action, gunners of the 16th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment traverse a 40mm Bofors gun aboard the Army Vessel Brudenell White, cruising down the Saigon River in South Vi
Scene 1 17-26 A U S Army U21, Ute, electronic battlefield surveillance aircraft taxiing out from the refuelling point at Luscombe Airfield, Niu Dat, Vietnam. Australian Pilatus Porter aircraft in
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