The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
XUYEN MOC, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-07. A GIANT SKYCRANE HELICOPTER HOVERS ABOVE A STEEL GIRDER IT HAS JUST LOWERED INTO POSITION NEAR THE VILLAGE IN EASTERN PHUOC TUY PROVINCE. THE SKYCRANE WAS ASSISTING ENGINEERS OF THE 1ST FIELD SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS (RAE) FROM THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN TASK FORCE (1ATF) TO BUILD TWO BRIDGES WHICH WILL ENABLE THE ROAD, ROUTE 23, TO BE RE-OPENED.
South Vietnam. 1969-07. This bridge being built by engineers from the 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) for the Vietnamese people of Xuyen Moc in eastern Phuoc Tuy Province along Ro
South Vietnam. 1969-07. A bulldozer from plant troop, 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), is the first vehicle across a newly-finished bridge in eastern Phuoc Tuy Province. The bridg
South Vietnam. 1969-07. A Vietnamese boy watches as Corporal Greg Roberts of Mentone, Vic, bores a hole in the bridge's wood planking. The engineers from the 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engin
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1969-04. Three young Vietnamese children (apprentice carpenters) give Sapper Brian Forbes of Uranga, NSW, a helping hand to repair one of the many bridges along Rout
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1969-04. Three young Vietnamese boys (apprentice carpenters) give Sapper Bob Young of Mount Morgan, Qld, a hand to lay strips of timber across a bridge along Route 2
South Vietnam. 1969-07. Discussing plans for a new bridge being built by engineers of the 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) are Corporal Derwent Hage of Wallaroo, SA (left), and the
