The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Noma, Namibia. c.1989-11. Sapper Rob Cotter stands next to a United Nations (UN) UH-1H helicopter which is parked on sandy ground at a polling/monitoring station. Cotter, who is wearing a UN blue beret, is a member of the second Australian contingent to UNTAG (United Nations Transition Assistance Group). The Australians are helping provide security for the elections. Cotter and Staff Sergeant John Delai were on a reconnaissance for water/engineering support before the elections. The UN aircraft and pilots were supplied by the Italians. Due to difficulties navigating over the featureless terrain they adopted the practice of flying along roads at treetop level and navigating using road maps. (C. Tierney)
Okankolo, Namibia, 1989-11-09. Padre Butler, chaplain with 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) in Namibia, at the Okankolo po
Namibia. c.1989-11. A long white building on an open sandy site operates as a polling station in the north of Namibia. Dressed in camouflage uniform, Staff Sergeant John Delai, head of the polling sta
Samil-Quiful, Namibia, 1989-09. A white United Nations (UN) cargo truck specially built to withstand blasts from land mines. The truck is being used by the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (
Namibians queueing up at Eenhana polling station to vote in national elections. The soldier in the right foreground with his back to the camera is Brian ("Flo") Florence, a member of 17 Construction S
Opuwa, Namibia, 1989-09-13. A sandy patch next to the airstrip at Opuwa which was colloquially known as "The Beach". The Plant Detachment of 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE),
Namibia, 1989-0. Plant Troop of 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG), ready to move out with its white United Nations (UN) tru
