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VIETNAM. 1967-07. TROOPS FROM 108 FIELD BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY (RAA), WORK FEVERISHLY TO FREE THEIR 105MM HOWITZER FROM THE MUD DURING OPERATION PADDINGTON, THE MASSIVE ALLIED OFFENSIVE BEING HELD IN VIETNAM'S PHUOC TUY PROVINCE. THE BIG GUN STARTED TO SINK AFTER A SERIES OF MONSOON DOWNPOURS. OPERATION PADDINGTON, INVOLVING AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND AND AMERICAN TROOPS, IS THE LARGEST OPERATION YET CONDUCTED AGAINST THE VIET CONG IN PHUOC TUY PROVINCE.
Gunners from 108 Battery, 4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), hammer away at Viet Cong positions with their 105mm howitzer during operation Paddington, the massive allied offensive i
VIETNAM. 1967-07. CHECKING THE BEARING FOR 105MM HOWITZERS DURING OPERATION PADDINGTON, THE BIG ALLIED SWEEP JUST COMPLETED IN PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, ARE GUNNER TOM WILSON OF NUNDAH, QLD (LEFT), AND 2ND
VIETNAM. 1967-07. RAMMING A ROUND INTO THE BREECH OF A 105MM HOWITZER DURING THE OPERATION PADDINGTON, CONDUCTED IN VIETNAM'S PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, IS GUNNER KEVIN BUCKOLZ OF DINMORE, QLD. READY TO CLOS
Vietnam. 1967-11. Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Daly, Chief of the General Staff, inspects a 105mm Howitzer artillery shell held by Bombardier John Fongkee of Penshurst, NSW. Lieutenant-General Daly v
Vietnam. 1967-11. A 105mm Howitzer of 108th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), blasts a round into Viet Cong territory during Operation Santa Fe in the north-east of Phuoc Tuy Province.
Adjusting the elevation on a 105mm howitzer during Operation Paddington is 4718640 Gunner Preston Nourse of Port Augusta, SA, and 108th Battery, 4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA).
