The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
It's the world's biggest 'rifle', and that's an Australian giving instructions on how to strip the weapon. The 'rifle' is a 106mm recoiless rifle. The instructor, Warrant Officer Barry Long, 35, from Balga, WA, a member of the Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam (AATTV). WO2 Long is an infantry instructor with a South Vietnamese infantry battalion based at Khe Gio Bridge in the far north of South Vietnam.
Khe Gio Bridge, South Vietnam. October 1970. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Barry Long, 35, of Balga, WA, seated in the firing seat fires a 40mm shell towards enemy territory in South Vietnam. WO2 Long
South Vietnam. October 1970. Outward bound for combat operations in northern South Vietnam is an Australian advisor and his Vietnamese counterparts. The advisor is Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Frank
South Vietnam. September 1970. A dustoff (medical evacuation) helicopter waits to take Warrant officer Class 2 (WO2) Dave Powell, 40, of Holland Park, Qld, aboard, after he was wounded by a mortar fra
As any Vietnamese veteran will tell you, a hobby helps to make your tour pass more quickly. It so happens that gardening is Warrant Officer 1 (WO1) Bert Addington's hobby, and that's the birth of a ve
Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. September 1970. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Dave Powell, 40, of Holland Park, Qld (right), makes a radio check just before his unit made a combat assault into enem
Checkout for an armoured personnel carrier in Vietnam by an Australian adviser. Making the check before heading out on operations is Warrant Officer Class Two Frank Beattie, 30, from Rockhampton, Qld.
