The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 14 January 1942. The harbour is a mass of sunken Axis shipping in Benghazi harbour following a sustained Allied bombing campaign.
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 27 November 1942. Benghazi harbour, which was blasted for months by Allied bomber aircraft, is full of wrecks. All kinds of ships lie beside the bomb-shattered wharves and
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 27 November 1942. The bow plates of this ammunition vessel are curled right back over the shattered superstructure amidships. Tons of explosives intended for Axis armies in
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 27 November 1942. The waterfront at Benghazi beyond the superstructure of a submerged merchant vessel. Benghazi harbour was blasted for months by Allied bombers and is full
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 5 January 1942. The scene at El Berca airfield showing wreckage of the many Axis aircraft destroyed and a densely filled cemetery behind.
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 28 November 1942. Looking over Benghazi towards the harbour. In the foreground are buildings damaged during air raids by Allied bomber aircraft.
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 27 November 1942. Benghazi harbour, which was blasted for months by Allied bomber aircraft, is full of wrecks and vessels sunk in previous campaigns still block the harbour
