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BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-12. ANCIENT CATACOMBS WERE USED BY THE R.A.F. TO STORE BOMBS FOR AN AERODROME BEING BUILT CLOSE TO THE VILLAGE OF YEATS. LOCAL INHABITANTS WERE EMPLOYED AT THE DUMP.
BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-12. MEMBERS OF THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, ASSISTED BY VILLAGERS, CARRYING R.A.F. BOMBS INTO THE ANCIENT CATACOMBS FOR STORAGE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AERODROME
BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-12. ANCIENT CATACOMBS WERE USED BY THE R.A.F. AS A STORAGE PLACE FOR BOMBS. HERE A BOMB IS BEING TAKEN INTO THE CAVE.
BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-12. ANCIENT CATACOMBS WERE USED BY THE R.A.F. AS A STORAGE PLACE FOR BOMBS. HERE A BOMB IS BEING TAKEN INTO THE CAVE.
BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-12. ANCIENT CATACOMBS WERE USED BY THE R.A.F. AS A STORAGE PLACE FOR BOMBS. THE GUARD WAS SUPPLIED BY THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION.
DJEDEIDE, SYRIA. 1941-12. THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEER'S DUMP IN THE BAALBEK VALLEY INTO WHICH LARGE QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL WERE POURING IN DAILY. THE LOCAL INHABITANTS WERE EMPLOYED AT THE DEPOT.
BAALBEK, SYRIA. 1941-12. AN ARMOURER ASSISTED BY A MEMBER OF THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ATTACHING A TAIL FIN TO A 2000 LB ARMOUR PIERCING BOMB AT AN R.A.F. BOMB STORAGE DUMP.
