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LANGWARRIN, VIC. 1943-08-21. A METHOD OF SUPPLY DROPPING WITHOUT THE USE OF PARACHUTES WAS EVOLVED BY VX133173 MAJOR H. C. SNELL IN 1943. THE EQUIPMENT CONSISTED OF A LARGE NET SUSPENDED ON POSTS APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET FROM THE GROUND INTO WHICH THE SUPPLY CONTAINERS WERE DROPPED FROM THE LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. VX133173 MAJOR H. C. SNELL (LEFT), MR L. CHAMBERS, DIRECTOR OF THE CYCLONE FENCE AND GATE CO. PTY LTD, (CENTRE) AND V9510 CAPTAIN J. A. EGAN (RIGHT) EXAMINE THE NETS AFTER TEST DROPS.
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