The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 FROM 175 POUNDS TO 311 POUNDS WERE DROPPED DURING THE TESTS.
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
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. A DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT DROPPING UNPROTECTED SUPPLIES TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STORPEDO CONTAINERS IN SUPPLY DROPS TO HEADQUARTERS NEW GUINEA F
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. NX179 COLONEL E.A. COLEMAN (1), WITH VX39135 MAJOR A.K. GOUCH (2), EXAMINE AN UNDAMAGED WIRELESS TRANSMITTER SUCCESSFULLY DROPPED BY PARACHUTE DURING TESTS CONDUCTED AT
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.
