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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.
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. THE GUARD WAS SUPPLIED BY THE 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION.
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.
1941-08. BIGGER AND BETTER BOMBS. A 2,000-LB. ARMOUR-PIERCING BOMB AS USED BY THE R.A.F. ALTHOUGH NOT PARTICULARLY MASSIVE IN SIZE, THE BOMB IS HIGHLY DESTRUCTIVE AND IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO PIERCE T
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.
