Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Wondecla |
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Accession Number | 067301 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
WONDECLA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-17. A WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR ...
Description
WONDECLA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-07-17. A WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE DROPPING A SUPPLY CANISTER, DURING THE 6TH DIVISION EXPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE THE BEST HEIGHTS FOR DROPPING SUPPLIES. AS A RESULT OF THESE TESTS IT WAS FOUND THAT A DROP OF 250 FEET RESULTED IN ALMOST A 100 PER CENT RECOVERY OF UNDAMAGED PARCELS.