| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 015701 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Dick, Harold George |
| Place made | New Guinea |
| Date made | 15 September 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PARATROOPS LAND AT NADZAB. GUNNER DONNELLY ADJUSTS LANCE-BOMBARDIER WEBB'S PARACHUTE BEFORE THE ...
Description
PARATROOPS LAND AT NADZAB. GUNNER DONNELLY ADJUSTS LANCE-BOMBARDIER WEBB'S PARACHUTE BEFORE THE AUSTRALIAN AIRBORNE ARTILLERYMEN AND THEIR GUNS - DISMANTLED AND ATTACHED TO PARACHUTES - JOIN THE TRANSPORT PLANES WHICH TOOK THEM OVER THE MARKHAM VALLEY. THE AUSTRALIAN PARATROOPS WERE TRAINED IN LESS THAN A FORTNIGHT, AND THEIR JUMP, WITH THOSE OF AMERICAN PARATROOPS PROVIDED ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR EPISODES OF THE NEW ALLIED MOVE. (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).