The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Dili, East Timor. 19 November 1999. Two unidentified Australian soldiers of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, part of the International Force for East Timor (Interfet), sitting on an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) Type 3 Fitter's Vehicle, 81A, on the beach in Dili. The vehicle is armed with a MAG 58 and equipped with a crane and associated items for the repair of vehicles in the field, and are crewed by tradesmen of the ROyal Australian Electrical and Macheanical Engineers (RAEME). There are four smoke grenade launchers visible to the rear of the crew commanders copola. The soldier on the left is resting his arm on a cable breaker, used to break wires and cables strung up across roads as booby traps. They are probably waiting to be loaded onto HMAS Tarakan, that is bound for the Oecussi enclave in West Timor. In the foreground in a Toyota Land Cruiser troop carrier which is attached to a transport unit of the Logistic Support Force, whose formation sign is a Clydesdale horse, visible on the front bumper.
Dili, East Timor. 19 November 1999. An M113A1 Fitter's Vehicle (registration number 134386) equipped with a .50 calibre M2HB machine gun on a pintle mount and a Hiab crane mounted on the back right, o
Dili, East Timor. 19 November 1999. A panoramic view of the starboard (right) side of HMAS Tarakan (L129) on the beach at Dili to be loaded with stores for the Oecussi enclave in West Timor. HMAS Tara
Dili, East Timor. 19 November 1999. A panoramic view of HMAS Tarakan with it's loading ramp on the beach taking on cargo for its next trip to the Oecussi enclave in West Timor. HMAS Tarakan is deploye
Dili, East Timor. 20 December 1999. Timorese refugees with their meagre belongings, arriving in Dili Harbour probably from the Oecussi Enclave in West Timor. They were assisted by aid workers and memb
Dili, East Timor. 20 December 1999. Timorese refugees sitting on the deck of a ship with their meagre belongings, after they arrive in Dili Harbour, probably from the Oecussi Enclave in West Timor. Th
Dili, East Timor. 20 December 1999. Australian soldiers, part of the International Force for East Timor (Interfet), helping Timorese refugees unload their meagre belongings from a ship after it arrive
