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SALERNO, ITALY. C.1943-09-09. THE US NAVY LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST) 375 UNLOADS SUPPLIES AT THE BEACHHEAD AFTER THE ALLIED INVASION. THE 40MM BOFORS ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN IN THE SHIP'S BOWS AND A SIMILAR WEAPON OF THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE BEACH ARE READY TO PROTECT THE BEACHHEAD FROM AIR ATTACK. NOTE THE AMPHIBIOUS TRUCK (A DUKW OR DUCK). (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
TRINITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-02-01. AN AMPHIBIOUS "DUKW" PROCEEDING UP THE BEACH PAST A BOFORS 40MM ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN AND CREW DURING AMPHIBIOUS EXERCISES BY TROOPS OF THE 1ST ORDNANCE BEACH DETACHMENT.
SALERNO, ITALY. 1943-09-09. STORES, INCLUDING 20 MM AMMUNITION, AND EQUIPMENT JUMBLED TOGETHER ON THE BEACHHEAD. AT CENTRE LEFT MORE, INCLUDING A BULLDOZER, ARE DISGORGED FROM LANDING CRAFT, VEHICLE-P
UNITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-13. A BOFORS 40MM ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN BEING HAULED ASHORE FROM THE LANDING SHIP, TANK (LST). THE GUN WAS SET ON THE BEACH BY MEMBERS OF 2/11 LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT (LAA) BATTERY O
TRINITY BAY, QLD. 1943-07-27. THE AMPHIBIOUS TRUCK, OR "DUCK" (DUKW), MOVING ALONG THE BEACH, DURING AMPHIBIOUS EXERCISES BY THE 2/24TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE. NOTE THE C
TRINITY BEACH AREA, QLD. 1944-09-06. TROOPS OF B TROOP, 158TH LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY, 53RD ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT USE A 6 WHEEL GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION M37 2.5 TON TRUCK TO TOW A BOFORS 40MM A
Gulf of Salerno, Italy. 23 September 1943. Servicing commandos, air formation signals and other vital units of the RAF which operate in forward areas follow in close on the heels of the land forces in
