The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Japan, 1950. A Diamond T 969A recovery vehicle belonging to the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) pulls a Chevrolet 'Blitz' truck of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), out of a rice paddy after it had run off the road and overturned. Both vehicles belong to the Australian component of BCOF, with the Diamond T displaying a BCOF emblem on its grille at the front. At the time of the accident, the Chevrolet truck was being driven by a soldier named Dunn.
Japan, 1950. A Chevrolet 'Blitz' truck belonging to the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), serving with BCOF, is pulled out of a rice paddy by a recovery vehicle after running off th
Japan, 1950. A Diamond T 969A recovery vehicle belonging to the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) pulls a water cart from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3
Japan, 1950. A Chevrolet 'Blitz' truck belonging to the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), serving with BCOF, lies on its side in a rice paddy after running off the side of the road.
Japan, 1950. A jeep and trailer belonging to the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), serving with BCOF, lie in a rice paddy after running off the road (at left) and overturning. At th
Japan, 1950. A water cart belonging to the Australian component of BCOF stands bogged in a rice paddy after it had become detached from the vehicle that was towing it and run off the road.
Honshu, Japan, c. 1950-09. As members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), look on at left, a jeep and the trailer it had been towing lie in a rice paddy field after they had ru
