CRO/68/0086/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0086/VN

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BIEN HOA PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1968-02. A ROCKET PROPELLED GUN IS LINED UP BY PRIVATE JOHN PETTIGROVE OF BLACKBURN SOUTH, VIC, WHILE A ROCKET IS HELD BY D COMPANY COMMANDER MAJOR DON PATERSON OF GREENSBOROUGH, VIC, DURING OPERATION COBURG. D COMPANY CAPTURED THE RUSSIAN-MADE ROCKET LAUNCHER FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL AMBUSH ON A JUNGLE TRACK IN BIEN HOA PROVINCE, TWENTY MILES NORTH-EAST OF SAIGON. ANOTHER SOLDIER WATCHES IN THE BACKGROUND.

Details

Accession Number
CRO/68/0086/VN
Photographer
Richard William Crothers
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original acetate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 2 1/2 in x 3 in
Image: 2 1/4 in x 2 3/4 in
Date Made
1968
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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