P00509.016 Accession Number: P00509.016

Description

A .50 CALIBRE MACHINE GUN IN AN EMPLACEMENT ON A BALCONY OF A FORMER FRENCH COLONIAL MANSION, INHABITED FOR THREE WEEKS BY A MINE CLEARING TEAM, 1ST FIELD SQUADRON, PLANT TROOP, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. ADVISORS TO THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY TRAINING TEAM VIETNAM (AATTV) WERE ALSO BASED HERE.

Details

Accession Number

P00509.016

Photographer

Raymond Lawrence Sedunary

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Transparency

Physical Description

Colour: Colour
Format: 35mm

Date Made

c 1970

Place Made

South Vietnam

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

Donor R Sedunary

Copyright

AWM Licensed copyright

Conflicts

Places

Units

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P00509.001

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