National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, NVA/VC Wave Attacks
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011)
Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.
A black and white photograph of Phuoc Tuy, South Vietnam, 1969. A 105mm artillery piece fires 'Fleshette' and 'Cannister' rounds on 'open sight' at NVA/VietCong, wave attacks against Fire Support Base Anderson. This type of action was also used at Fire Bases Coral, Balmoral amd Coogeephotograph, phuoc tuy, gibbons collection catalogue, 105mm artillery, fire support base anderson, fire support base - coral, fire support base balmoral, fire support base coogee, nva/vietcong, denis gibbons