The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
During Operation Abilene, two members of 2 Platoon, A Company, 1RAR, enjoy some quiet time beside a hoochie they have erected among the rubber trees at the French-owned Gallia rubber plantation. The man lying on the ground and reading a book (right) is an indigenous serviceman, possibly a Torres Strait Islander. Near his head, an M60 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) is set up on a tripod and, beyond it, is a dugout the men have prepared in case they need to take shelter from attack. In the foreground, a carton of C rations rests on the ground, while other hoochies stand among trees in the background.
A Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle leans against a rubber tree in the French-owned Gallia rubber plantation where 1RAR is camped during Operation Abilene. Members of A Company captured or confiscated t
Members of A Company, 1RAR, most of them still aboard an M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) of 1 APC Troop, 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse, have just arrived at the French-owned Gallia rubb
A United States Air Force (USAF) Fairchild C-123 Provider is about to land on the private airfield of the French-owned Gallia rubber plantation. The grass airstrip became known as 'Binh Ba 2'. The air
Watched by a digger from 1RAR, a United States Air Force (USAF) Fairchild C-123 Provider lands on the private airfield of the French-owned Gallia rubber plantation. The grass airstrip became known as
Making its landing approach over the plantation manager's house at the French-owned Gallia rubber plantation, a United States Air Force (USAF) Fairchild C-123 Provider is about to land on the plantati
Making its landing approach over the roof of the plantation manager's house at the French-owned Gallia rubber plantation, a United States Air Force (USAF) Fairchild C-123 Provider is about to land on