The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Oshivelo, Namibia, 1989-10-14. Olifants, modified Chieftain tanks of the Armour Wing, 61 Mechanised Battalion Group, Merlyn Force, South African Defence Force (SADF), demonstrate their ability to surmount sand dunes in desert terrain. Members of 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG), hitched rides with the SADF tanks to see how they performed.
Ondangwa, Namibia, c. 1989-11-08. Members of 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) in Namibia, aboard a new Casspir armoured pe
Namibia, 1989-12. A row of white, armour-plated United Nations (UN) vehicles called Buffels, that were used by 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), United Nations Transition Ass
RUNDU, NAMIBIA. 1989-08 - 1990-04. HEADQUARTERS OF 8TH CONSTRUCTION TROOP, 17TH CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS TRANSITION ASSISTANCE GROUP. THE TROOP OCCUPIED PART OF A SOUTH AFRICA
Front view of a Wolf Mine Protected Vehicle (MPV). MPV's were leased from the South African Defence Force (SADF) by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) and were used by Austr
NEPARA, NAMIBIA. 1989-08 - 1990-04. AN OLD SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE (SADF) BASE OCCUPIED BY FINNISH INFANTRY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS TRANSITION ASSISTANCE GROUP. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN 8TH
NEPARA, NAMIBIA. 1989-08 - 1990-04. AN OLD SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE (SADF) BASE OCCUPIED BY FINNISH INFANTRY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS TRANSITION ASSISTANCE GROUP. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN 8TH
