LANGWARRIN, VIC. 1943-04. AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT BEING CONDUCTED BY MAJOR H.C. SNELL, DIRECTOR ...

LANGWARRIN, VIC. 1943-04. AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT BEING CONDUCTED BY MAJOR H.C. SNELL, DIRECTOR OF SALVAGE, LAND HEADQUARTERS, INTO THE DROPPING OF SUPPLIES FROM AIRCRAFT INTO A SUSPENDED NET CONSTRUCTED OF WIRE MESH. INVENTOR AND OTHER OFFICERS INSPECTING SUPPLIES DROPPED INTO NET FROM AIRCRAFT. FLYING SPEED WAS 100 MILES PER HOUR; HEIGHT 150 FEET; VELOCITY OF IMPACT 6310 FOOT POUNDS. LEFT TO RIGHT:- MR. R. JONES, ENGINEER RESPONSIBLE FOR ERECTION OF CATCHMENT AREA; SERGEANT SMITH OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE, SECRETARY TO THE PROJECT; MAJOR H.C. SNELL, INVENTOR; CAPTAIN R.S. STRANAGHAN, STAFF CAPTAIN, DIRECTORATE OF SALVAGE; AND MAJOR J.L. HARRISON, MM, CONTROLLER OF SALVAGE, VICTORIA L. OF C. AREA.