The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 27 November 1942. A wrecked ammunition vessel lies beside another ship used as a jetty in Benghazi harbour. At the left is a lorry hanging over the side. It was destroyed when the jetty and ship received a direct hit during one of the numerous attacks by Allied bomber aircraft.
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. 28 November 1942. Wreckage floating around a ruined jetty in a corner of Benghazi harbour. A petrol bowser covered with palm branches is lying in the ground (centre), a vic
Benghazi, Cyrenaica, Libya. 27 November 1942. A lorry in a huge crater near the docks. All around the harbour are the remains of buildings which once held Rommel's supplies in ruins after months of ai
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
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 waterfront at Benghazi beyond the superstructure of a submerged merchant vessel. Benghazi harbour was blasted for months by Allied bombers and is full
