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'The leper' in Vietnam [B 76314/16] • Photograph

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Summary

A sign 'the leper' on one of the Centurion tanks in Vietnam. The 'tank crews named their tank "the Leper" because no-one wanted to be on it. This tank had driven over land mines twice and had a large crack in the base, to which the engineers had welded a steel plate'. (This photo is part of a collection taken by Alex Polotnianka during a tour of duty with the Army in Vietnam.)

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

1970

Photographer

Polotnianka, Alex

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Centurion (Tank)
Australia -- Armed Forces -- Equipment

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Digitisation information

Date

11/08/2017

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,087 x 4,207 pixels (21.4 MP)

Size

64.23 MB

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