LAVERTON, VIC. 1943-04. HARMLESS SUPPLY CONTAINERS INSTEAD OF BOMBS. THE CONTAINERS WHICH ARE ...

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Accession Number 050516
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAVERTON, VIC. 1943-04. HARMLESS SUPPLY CONTAINERS INSTEAD OF BOMBS. THE CONTAINERS WHICH ARE BEING USED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SUPPLY DROPPING PROJECT, ARE SEEN HERE BEING LOADED INTO THE AIRCRAFT IN THE SAME MANNER AS BOMBS - ARRIVING AT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE BOMB TROLLEYS. 67 SQUADRON RAAF, IS COOPERATING WITH THE DIRECTORATE OF SALVAGE IN THE SUPPLY DROPPING OPERATION, UNDER CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE ENCOUNTERED IN NEW GUINEA.