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VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. C. 1943-10. AT NO. 30 BEAUFIGHTER SQUADRON RAAF, PARACHUTE SECTION, PARACHUTES ARE HUNG UP FOR DRYING AS SOON AS THEY ARE HANDED IN FOR INSPECTION. THERE ARE SPECIAL DRYING TOWERS ON STATIONS DOWN SOUTH, BUT IN NEW GUINEA IMPROVISATION IS OFTEN NECESSARY. HERE A DRYING TRIPOD HAS BEEN BUILT FROM COCONUT PALM TRUNKS. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) H. MARKS, BONDI, NSW (RIGHT) AND LAC A. N. BELCHER, BLACKWOOD, SA, ARE ADJUSTING THE 'CHUTE.
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. C. 1943-10. AT NO. 30 BEAUFIGHTER SQUADRON RAAF, PARACHUTE SECTION, PARACHUTES ARE HUNG UP FOR DRYING AS SOON AS THEY ARE HANDED IN FOR INSPECTION. THERE ARE SPECIA
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. C. 1943-10. IN THE PARACHUTE SECTION, NO. 30 BEAUFIGHTER SQUADRON RAAF. THIS CHUTE HAS JUST BEEN RETURNED FOR AN INSPECTION AFTER AN OPERATIONAL FLIGHT IN WHICH A B
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. C. 1943-10. IN THE PARACHUTE SECTION, NO. 30 BEAUFIGHTER SQUADRON RAAF, LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) H. MARKS, BONDI, NSW (LEFT) AND LAC A. N. BELCHER, BLACKWOOD, SA,
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. C. 1943-10. OUTSIDE THE THATCHED ROOF HUT OF NO. 30 BEAUFIGHTER SQUADRON RAAF, PARACHUTE SECTION. SNUG ADJUSTMENT OF A PARACHUTE IS NECESSARY NOT ONLY FOR THE SAFET
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. C. 1943-10. SMOKING IN THE PARACHUTE SECTION IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN SO LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) A. N. BELCHER, BLACKWOOD, SA (RIGHT) GIVES A LIGHT TO A CIGARETTE FO
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. C. 1943-10. IN THE PARACHUTE SECTION, NO. 30 BEAUFIGHTER SQUADRON RAAF, LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN H. MARKS, BONDI, NSW, HAND PACKS A PARACHUTE AFTER IT HAD BEEN THOROUGHL
