The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Ruacana, Namibia. Minefields placed around the town by the South Africans to keep out insurgents. 8th Construction Troop, 17th Construction Squadron, part of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG), provided engineer support to United Nations forces in this area.
NAMIBIA. 1989-08 - 1990-04. AN ABANDONED SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE (SADF) MORTAR BASE VIEWED FROM THE BASE'S OBSERVATION TOWER. 8TH CONSTRUCTION TROOP, 17TH CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, PART OF THE UNITED
RUACANA, NAMIBIA. 1989-08 - 1990-04. VIEW FROM A SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE (SADF) POST TO RUACANA DAM WHICH IS ACTUALLY IN ANGOLA. 8TH CONSTRUCTION TROOP, 17TH CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, PART OF THE UNI
OSHAKATI, NAMIBIA. 1989-08 - 1990-04. SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE (SADF) HOSPITAL. NOTE THE MORTAR NETS AS ROOFING. THESE WERE DESIGNED TO DETONATE MORTARS ABOVE THE AIRCRAFT, THUS MINIMISING DAMAGE.
OSHAKATI, NAMIBIA. 1989-08 - 1990-04. SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE (SADF) AIRCRAFT HANGARS. NOTE THE MORTAR NETS AS ROOFING. THESE WERE DESIGNED TO DETONATE MORTARS ABOVE THE AIRCRAFT, THUS MINIMISING
ONDANGWA, NAMIBIA. 1989-08 - 1990-04. A SOUTH WEST AFRICAN POLICE (SWAPOL) ARMOURED VEHICLE MOVES PAST THE BASE FOR AUSTRALIAN MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS TRANSITION ASSISTANCE GROUP. THE BASE ITSEL
RUNDU, NAMIBIA. 1989-08 - 1990-04. GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF 8TH CONSTRUCTION TROOP, 17TH CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS TRANSITION ASSISTANCE GROUP.
