The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Because of a reef preventing the Allied landing craft pulling closer to the beach, the attacking troops had to wade through relatively deep water. Fortunately this landing was unopposed by the Japanese.
Owing to a reef preventing the Allied landing craft pulling closer into the beach at Morotai Island in the Moluccas, large quantities of heavy equipment had to be towed ashore by a wire cable attached
Owing to a reef preventing the Allied landing craft pulling closer into the beach at Morotai Island in the Moluccas, large quantities of heavy equipment had to be towed ashore by a wire cable attached
Owing to a reef preventing the Allied landing craft pulling closer into the beach at Morotai Island in the Moluccas, Allied personnel set about building a roadway to the landing craft, lining up in a
Owing to a reef preventing the Allied landing craft pulling closer into the beach at Morotai Island in the Moluccas, Allied personnel set about building a roadway to the landing craft, lining up in a
Because of a reef, landing craft were unable to reach the beach at Morotai. Men and machines had to traverse comparatively deep water and many tractors were bogged in the soft sand.
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-02. US TROOPS WADING THROUGH WATER ACROSS A REEF PAST THE ASSAULT CRAFT DURING THE ALLIED LANDING.
