LANGWARRIN, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1943-05-12. TINS OF FRUIT, SOME BATTERED, BUT UNDAMAGED, WHICH ...

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Accession Number 051674
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LANGWARRIN, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1943-05-12. TINS OF FRUIT, SOME BATTERED, BUT UNDAMAGED, WHICH WERE DROPPED FROM AIRCRAFT INTO SUSPENDED NETS DURING A DEMONSTRATION OF SUPPLY DROPPING FROM THE AIR, GIVEN IN THE PRESENCE OF GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE., KCB., CMG., DSO., COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES AND COMMANDER ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA.