The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Located west of National Route Two, Fire Support Base (FSB) Wattle was set in the Courtenay Rubber Planation, 25 km north north west of Nui Dat. A burn off to clear foliage is under way as grey smoke rises from the ground. This setting is a typical 'infantry pad' for helicopter support. Photographed in the dry season, this was a major operational area for the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF).
Located west of National Route Two, Fire Support Base (FSB) Wattle was set in the Courtenay Rubber Planation, 25 km north north west of Nui Dat. A helicopter landing pad (foreground) is marked out in
Located west of National Route Two, Fire Support Base (FSB) Wattle was set in the Courtenay Rubber Planation, 25 km north north west of Nui Dat. A helicopter landing pad (lower right) is marked out i
A burn off of dry foliage near dirt roads in a jungle clearing produces two large columns of rising grey smoke in the vicinity of Fire Support Base (FSB) Wattle. This activity possibly took place on
An aerial view of Ap Suoi Nghe township taken from an aircraft of 9 Squadron RAAF. A similarly named Fire Support Base (FSB) was located in the vicinity, some five km north of Nui Dat, on the souther
Rising black smoke after a Napalm strike near the edge of the rubber plantation at Fire Support Base (FSB) Coral. This part of the FSB was occupied by troops attached to Headquarters, 1st Australian
Aerial view of Courtenay Hill (left) at the commencement of Operation Overlord. Surrounded by jungle and the Courtenay rubber plantation, the cleared hill overlooks Night Defensive Position (NDP) Gart
