The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Darwin, NT. c. 1940-07. Men of a detachment from the 2/1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment operating an artillery predictor in use during a training exercise at Oval Camp. The unit had taken over a local sports ground where their main armament of 3.7 inch AA guns were sited when they arrived in 1940-11. Note the spectators stand at left rear.
Darwin, NT. 1940-11. 3.7 inch Anti-Aircraf Guns (left, centre distance, and right) and a 3 inch AA gun (second from left) belonging to No. 2 Anti-Aircraft (AA) Battery, 2/1st Australian AA Regiment at
Darwin, NT. 1940-11. Members of No. 2 Anti-Aircraft (AA) Battery, 2/1st Australian AA Regiment at Oval Camp, located at a local sports ground, during a live fire training exercise. The gun crew at cen
Darwin, NT. 1940-11. Men of No. 1 Section, No. 2 Anti-Aircraft (AA) Battery, 2/1st Australian AA Regiment, using a steam shovel to lower a mounting for one of their unit's 3.7" AA guns onto wooden blo
Darwin, NT. 1940-11. Men of No. 1 Section, No. 2 Anti-Aircraft (AA) Battery, 2/1st Australian AA Regiment, using a steam shovel to lower a cradle onto a mounting for one of their unit's 3.7" AA guns.
Darwin, NT. 1940-11. Men of No. 1 Section, No. 2 Anti-Aircraft (AA) Battery, 2/1st Australian AA Regiment, using shearlegs and block and tackle to raise the barrel of one of their unit's 3.7" AA guns
Darwin, NT. c. 1940-07. Men of a detachment from the 2/1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment using a heightfinder (rangefinder) and taking notes during a training exercise. Note the cliff edge and Darwin Harbour
