The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MOROTAI ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-17. MEN OF 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF, PLACING A BOILER PLATE IN POSITION TO PROVIDE A SOLID FOUNDATION TO ALLOW BULLDOZERS TO WORK IN THE WET CLAY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AIRSTRIP.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-12. A D 5 HARMAN SHOVEL STUCK IN WET CLAY ALONGSIDE A CATERPILLAR D.8 BULLDOZER. THIS BOGGING WAS ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY THE MEN OF 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCT
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-12. A CATERPILLAR D.8 BULLDOZER TRYING TO EXTRICATE ITSELF FROM WET CLAY DURING THE BUILDING OF AN AIRSTRIP BY 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF. IDENTIFIED PERSON
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-10. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROCEDURES IN AERODROME CONSTRUCTION IS THE USE OF HEAVY ROLLERS TO BIND THE GRAVEL, MAKING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE METAL STRIPPING
Tarakan Island, Borneo. 1945-05-06. Some of the graders operated by No 8 Airfield Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, at work building the airstrip for Allied use.
LABUAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-06-23. BULLDOZERS OF A RAAF AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON FILLING IN ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF BOMB CRATERS ON THE AIRSTRIP.
LABUAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-06-23. BULLDOZERS OF A RAAF AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON FILLING IN ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF BOMB CRATERS ON THE AIRSTRIP.
