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NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-10. MEMBERS OF NO. 3 BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT RAAF USING MINE DETECTORS. THESE SENSITIVE INSTRUMENTS WERE IN ACTION SOON AFTER THE LANDING AT NOEMFOOR ISLAND AND WORKED IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE JAPANESE THAT THE UNIT HAD TO HAVE A PROTECTIVE SCREEN OF SUB-MACHINE-GUNNERS COVERING THEIR ADVANCES.
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-10. MEMBERS OF NO. 3 BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT RAAF USING MINE DETECTORS. THESE SENSITIVE INSTRUMENTS WERE IN ACTION SOON AFTER THE LANDING AT NOEMFOOR ISLAND AND W
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-10. ALTHOUGH THE NOTICE SAYS "DANGER UNEXPLODED BOMB, SAFETY DISTANCE 100 YARDS" PERSONNEL OF NO. 3 BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT RAAF ARE DIGGING UP A MINE WHICH HAS B
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-05-05. WORKING AT NIGHT ON THE AIRSTRIP ON TARAKAN BEFORE IT WAS SECURED BY THE AUSTRALIANS, RAAF BOMB DISPOSAL MEN PAVED THE WAY FOR THE OCCUPATION OF THE VITAL STRIP. 41
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-10. THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO. 3 BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT RAAF, 263536 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R. TAYLOR OF TENTERFIELD, NSW, DEFUSING AN UNEXPLODED BOMB ALTHOUGH THE
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-10. IF A BOOBY TRAP IS LOCATED, AND THE JAPANESE LIBERALLY SPREAD THEM EVERYWHERE, NONE BUT AN EXPERT SHOULD HANDLE THEM. HERE 20690 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN C. R
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-10. TWO AUSTRALIANS OF NO. 3 BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT RAAF WHO HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR AMERICAN DECORATIONS FOR THEIR WORK IN BOMB DISPOSAL. THEY ARE: 263536 FLI
