The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
England. C. 1943-05. Supply panniers being dropped from a Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft. These large wicker baskets are packed with food, arms, ammunition, wireless sets and spares of all kinds. They are padded with sandbags containing straw to safeguard their contents. Weight of the pannier with parachute attached is 350 pounds.
England. C. 1943-05. Pannier being loaded onto a Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft. These panniers containing supplies are dropped by parachute from transport planes whenever the need arises. Thes
Burma. c. 20 March 1945. RAAF aircrew flying with the RAF, helped largely in the downfall of Mandalay, the capture of which was accomplished on 20 March 1945. British 14th Army troops are collecting b
Burma. 2 March 1945. While the British 14th Army troops were advancing on Mandalay, which they captured, thousands of pounds of supplies were dropped to them by RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircra
