The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MAREEBA, QLD. 1944-05-08. 13422 CORPORAL R.G. HORTIN, LEFT (1) AND 21588 CORPORAL W.K BAXTER (2) OF NO. 5 SQUADRON RAAF PREPARING "FOR" (FIELD OPERATIONAL RATIONS) BOXES FOR ATTACHMENT TO WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT. THESE BOXES, WHICH HOLD 250 TO 300 POUNDS OF RATIONS, SUFFICIENT FOR 50 MEN FOR ONE DAY, ARE TO BE USED DURING A SUPPLY DROPPING EXERCISE IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE 17TH INFANTRY BRIGADE.
MAREEBA, QLD. 1944-05-08. BOXES CONTAINING FIELD OPERATIONS RATIONS BEING FITTED UNDERNEATH THE MAINPLANES OF WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 SQUADRON RAAF. THESE BOXES OF RATIONS ARE TO BE DROPPED TO TROO
MAREEBA, QLD. 1944-05-08. BOXES CONTAINING FIELD OPERATIONS RATIONS BEING FITTED UNDERNEATH THE MAINPLANES OF WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 SQUADRON RAAF. THESE BOXES OF RATIONS ARE TO BE DROPPED TO TROO
MAREEBA, QLD. 1944-05-08. BOXES CONTAINING FIELD OPERATIONS RATIONS BEING FITTED UNDERNEATH THE MAINPLANES OF WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 SQUADRON RAAF. THESE BOXES OF RATIONS ARE TO BE DROPPED TO TROO
MAREEBA, QLD. 1944-05-08. MAINTENANCE CREWS CHECKING WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 SQUADRON RAAF DURING A SUPPLY DROPPING EXERCISE IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE 17TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. A TROLLEY CARRYING RATIO
MAREEBA, QLD. 1944-05-08. BOXES CONTAINING FIELD OPERATIONS RATIONS BEING FITTED UNDERNEATH THE MAINPLANES OF WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 SQUADRON RAAF. THESE BOXES OF RATIONS ARE TO BE DROPPED TO TROO
MAREEBA, QLD. 1944-05-08. WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT CODE NAME BF-O, SERIAL NO. A20-502, OF NO. 5 SQUADRON RAAF, BY 411369 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R.R. OBERG, WITH FLIGHT SERGEANT M. HENRY AS OBSERVER, TAKING OFF FR
