| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 024678 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | North Africa: Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt) |
| Date made | 1 August 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NOT ONLY IS CAMOUFLAGE USED IN THE FIELD TO CONCEAL OBJECTS AND POSITIONS FROM AERIAL AND GROUND ...
Description
NOT ONLY IS CAMOUFLAGE USED IN THE FIELD TO CONCEAL OBJECTS AND POSITIONS FROM AERIAL AND GROUND OBSERVATION, BUT BY THE USE OF DUMMY POSITIONS, EQUIPMENT AND MEN TO INDUCE THE ENEMY TO WASTE HIS DESTRUCTIVE ENDEAVOURS ON A DUMMY TARGET. HERE IS PICTURED A DUMMY BOFORS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN WITH DUMMY CREW AFTER A RAID. SIMILAR GUNS AND DUMMIES MADE BY LIEUTENANT W.J. WILKIE OF THE CAMOUFLAGE SECTION, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AT TOBRUK WERE DIVE-BOMBED AND MACHINE-GUNNED REPEATEDLY BY THE LUFTWAFFE (GERMAN AIR FORCE).