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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 CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON RAAF, TO OBTAIN GRAVEL TO STRENGTHEN THE AIRSTRIP. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- WARRANT OFFICER J. JENNINGS, (1); FLIGHT LIEUTENANT J.G. OLDING, (2).
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. A BULLDOZER BELONGING TO A RAAF AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON PUSHES GRAVEL UP A RAMP TO THE CHINAMAN LOADER WHICH RELEASES MATERIAL INTO A WAITING TRUCK BELOW
TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-23. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN TABONE, 8TH AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF, USING A TD14 BULLDOZER, MOVING GRAVEL FOR THE AIRSTRIP ACROSS THE QUARRY BEFORE PUSHING IT UP TO THE "
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 T
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-10. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF ONE OF THE GRAVEL PITS USED BY NO. 1 AND NO. 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS RAAF TO PROCURE SURFACING MATERIAL FOR THE AIRSTRIP.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-10. PRIMITIVE AND MECHANICAL METHODS WERE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TARAKAN AIRSTRIP. NATIVES OF THE SURROUNDING ISLANDS, MOST OF WHOM WERE BROUGHT TO TARAKAN