The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hill 217, a very well dug in and defended Communist position in front of a Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), was bombed by Marine Corsairs and Avengers using 2000 pound bombs. The strike was watched by all members of A Company who were situated in the most forward weapon pit, about 600 yards away from the enemy positions. They are seen here putting a Bren gun on a tripod in order to get a shot at the Chinese machine gunners who are shooting at the Marine aircraft as they come in on their bomb run thus giving their position away.
Hill 217, a very well dug in and defended Communist position in front of a Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), was bombed by Marine Corsairs and Avengers using 2000 pound bom
Hill 217, a very well dug in and defended Communist position in front of A Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), was bombed by Marine Corsairs and Avengers using 2000 pound bom
Hill 217, a very well dug in and defended Communist position in front of A Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), was bombed by Marine Corsairs and Avengers using 2000 pound bom
Hill 217, a very well dug in and defended Communist position in front of A Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), was bombed by Marine Corsairs and Avengers using 2000 pound bom
Hill 217, a very well dug in and defended Communist position in front of A Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), was bombed by Marine Corsairs and Avengers using 2000 pound bom
Unidentified gunners of A Troop, 105th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), are silhouetted by the muzzle flash as their 25 pounder field gun sends another shell away in their nightly shoo
