An abandoned car in front of the main gate and entrance to the Baidoa Airfield. During Operation ...

Place Africa: Somalia, Baidoa
Accession Number P01735.417
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Maker Gittoes, George Noel
Place made Somalia: Baidoa
Date made 26 March 1993
Conflict Period 1990-1999
Somalia, 1992-1995
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

An abandoned car in front of the main gate and entrance to the Baidoa Airfield. During Operation SOLACE the 1st Battalion Group operated from this airfield, which is protected by a check point (across the road) manned by soldiers above on the roof. They are members of the Australian contingent to the Unified Task Force in Somalia (UNITAF).