P01594.030 Accession Number: P01594.030

Description

Base at Ondangwa for Australian members of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) which operated between August 1989 and April 1990. The base itself is behind the earth bund and the base entrance is below the tower in the centre. 9 Construction Troop, 17th Construction Squadron, provided engineer support to UN forces in the area.

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Accession Number
P01594.030
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Date Made
1989-1990
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor I. Bottrell
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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