Army, armored personnel carrier that "swims" - demonstrated by 8th Infantry Division in Germany, July, 1963 [View 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

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Army, armored personnel carrier that "swims" - demonstrated by 8th Infantry Division in Germany, July, 1963 [View 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1963.

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Negative taken for August 8, 1963, Arkansas Gazette article "Methods Used by Night Patrol Demonstrated," B1:2. Amphibious armored personnel carriers, number 56, 11, and 33, of the 8th Infantry Division, crossing the Rhine River in West Germany. The carriers have a cargo of seven soldiers. On land, they can travel up to 40 miles per hour and on water it can travel up to 3 and a half miles per hour. Their tractor-like treads propel it both on land and in water.

1 negative : b&w ; 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 cm. (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)

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