MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-13. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY JEEP WHICH HAS BEEN WATERPROOFED BY MEMBERS ...

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Accession Number 075241
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MILILAT, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-13. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY JEEP WHICH HAS BEEN WATERPROOFED BY MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, HEADQUARTERS, 5TH DIVISION, ENTERING THE WATER FOR TESTING. THE JEEP STRUCK AN UNDERWATER OBSTACLE ON THE SEA BED AND THE TEST HAD TO BE ABANDONED.