051340 Accession Number: 051340

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LANGWARRIN, VIC. 1943-05-02. MAJOR H.G. SNELL, DIRECTOR OF SALVAGE (LEFT), AND CAPTAIN R.S. STRANAGHAN, STAFF CAPTAIN, DIRECTORATE OF SALVAGE, UNPACKING A WIRELESS SET FROM A KITBAG IN WHICH IT HAS BEEN DROPPED FROM AN AIRCRAFT FLYING AT A HEIGHT OF 150 FEET AND AT A SPEED OF 100 MILES PER HOUR DURING EXPERIMENTS INTO SUPPLY DROPPING FROM THE AIR. THE PACKAGES ARE DROPPED INTO A SUSPENDED NET, SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND. THE WIRELESS SET OPENED UP IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION.

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051340
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Photograph
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Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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