The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Laayoune, Western Sahara. 1992-06. A street scene in town showing a truck transporting camels in the back. This road was travelled daily by the Australian contingent to MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum to Western Sahara) to get from UN Headquarters to their accommodation. Note the white buildings on the left which have domed roofs to allow the heat to rise, and the Moroccan style mass accommodation on the right.
Laayoune, Western Sahara. 1992-06. A small donkey-drawn cart, carrying four gas bottles for delivery, travels down a street in town. This road was travelled daily by members of the Australian continge
Laayoune, Western Sahara. 1992-06. The United Nations (UN) Force Headquarters taken from the entrance. In the foreground is the UN satellite terminal which links the Headquarters to New York. The mast
Laayoune, Western Sahara. 1992-06. Exterior of the offices occupied by personnel and CASA (air element), inside the quadrangle at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters for MINURSO (United Nations Missi
Laayoune, Western Sahara. Two ambulances owned and run by the Swiss Medical Unit (SMU), a contingent provided for MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara). The vehicles ar
Laayoune, Western Sahara. An ambulance in the Swiss Medical Unit's compound being operated by the Swiss and five personnel. The Swiss Medical Unit is a contingent provided to MINURSO (United Nations M
Western Sahara. 1992-08. Aerial view of a Polisario unit deployed in the field, taken from a Russian MI-17 helicopter. The black dots (centre left) each represent one Landrover. The helicopter was fly
