051335 Accession Number: 051335

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LANGWARRIN, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. 1943-05-02. MAJOR H.C. SHELL, DIRECTOR OF SALVAGE (LEFT), AND CAPTAIN R.S. STRANAGHAN, STAFF CAPTAIN DIRECTORATE OF SALVAGE, EXAMINING A BOX OF AMMUNITION THAT HAS BEEN DROPPED FROM AN AIRCRAFT AT 150 FEET, FLYING AT A SPEED OF 100 MILES PER HOUR, INTO A SUSPENDED NET DURING EXPERIMENTS INTO SUPPLY DROPPING FROM THE AIR. MAJOR SNELL IS THE INVENTOR OF THE SCHEME.

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051335
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Photograph
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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