M113 track repair DPR/TV/544

Accession Number F10129
Collection type Film
Measurement 1 min 13 sec
Object type Actuality footage, Television news footage
Physical description 16mm/b&w/silent
Place made Vietnam, Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat
Date made January 1967
Access Open
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

In the first Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, Sergeant L Riley of Shorncliffe, QLD, guides trooper Keith Jones of Sydney as he brings an M113 armoured personnel carrier in for track repair. Trooper John Lazzaro changes the tracks in a few minutes. Trooper Ian Jones of Sydney adjusts new tracks and the APC moves off. Australian soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment have become experts in quickly repairing these vehicles.

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