Action stations at Fire Support Base (FSB) Pamela in South Vietnam. This graphic aerial ...

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Accession Number PJE/71/0317/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white, Landscape
Physical description Black & white, Landscape
Maker Errington, Philip John
Place made Vietnam: South Vietnam
Date made June 1971
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Action stations at Fire Support Base (FSB) Pamela in South Vietnam. This graphic aerial photograph, taken from a helicopter, captures five M2A2 105mm Howitzer guns of 12th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), during a fire mission. Fire Support Bases such as Pamela play an important role in supporting Australian infantrymen on operations.