The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-21. A STORPEDO CONTAINING STORES AND PROVISIONS DROPPED BY PARACHUTE TO PERSONNEL AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE. NOTE THE POINTED PERCUSSION NOSE WHICH BURSTS AS THE CONTAINER HITS THE GROUND TO BREAK THE FALL AND PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE CONTENTS.
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-21. A STORPEDO CONTAINING STORES AND PROVISIONS DROPPED BY PARACHUTE TO PERSONNEL OF HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE. THE BROKEN PERCUSSION NOSE, (FOREGROUND), IS DESIGNED TO
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-21. VX108086 CAPTAIN W.B. BALLARD, AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE EXAMINING OWEN GUNS AND OTHER STORES DROPPED BY PARACHUTE IN A STORPEDO CONTAINER.
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-21. THE EXAMINATION SHED AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE CONTAINING ARTICLES DROPPED DURING PARACHUTE TESTS. AT THE FOREGROUND ARE DENTED TINS OF FRUIT JUICE, THE ONLY ART
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-21. SUPPLIES DROPPED FOR PURPOSES OF COMPARISON (WITHOUT THE PROTECTION OF A STORPEDO CONTAINER) TO PERSONNEL AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE.
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-21. MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE GATHER PARACHUTE CONTAINERS FOLLOWING TESTS DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HESSIAN PARACHUTES AND STORPEDO CONTAINERS. LOADS
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10-21. A 12 FOOT HESSION PARACHUTE IN TESTS AT HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA FORCE. THE PARACHUTE, USED WITH STORPEDO CONTAINERS TO LESSEN IMPACT, IS DROPPED AT 3 TIMES THE SPEED OF
