The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two unidentified soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), watch as supplies float down via parachute to the landing zone (LZ) of their forward company base. As no roads link the forward bases, all supplies have to be airlifted or brought in by helicopter.
15979 Private (Pte) Eric Lindsay McCoombe, of Innisfail, Qld, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), gathers up a supply parachute that dropped supplies into the landing zone adjacent to
15730 Private Kenneth F (Ken) Moore, of Stanthorpe, Qld, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), lugging a supply parachute on his shoulder from the landing zone (LZ), after a supply drop
Lieutenant General John Wilton (right), accompanied by an unidentified lieutenant colonel (left), walk from an RAF Westland Whirlwind helicopter that has brought the party to inspect one of 3rd Battal
A Belvedere heavy lift helicopter from 66 Squadron, RAF, waits on the helipad at 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), company base at old Bau while supplies are loaded which will be ai
A Westland (Bristol) Belvedere helicopter touching down under the guidance of 214778 2nd Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Robert (Bob) James Ivey, of Sydney, NSW, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR
Watching a Vickers Valetta C1 transport aircraft making a delivery run over the landing zone adjacent to their forward company base are 42950 Private (Pte) Robert Stanley (Bob) Swarbrick (left), and P
