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NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-21. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD AIR MAINTENANCE COMPANY PACKING SUPPLIES TO BE DROPPED BY PARACHUTE TO TROOPS IN FORWARD AREA. A "POL" (PETROL, OIL, AND LUBRICANT), PACK WITH AUSTRALIAN TYPE PARACHUTE IS BEING EXAMINED FOR DAMAGE AT THE BACKGROUND. THE PARACHUTES ARE EXPENSIVE, BUT RUGGED TERRAIN MAKES THE RETURN OF THE CONTAINERS OR PARACHUTE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX114418 PRIVATE J MINNETT (1); QX6957 PRIVATE P J KEARLEY (2); QX60366 PRIVATE L G KLEIN (3); QX191836 PRIVATE A HERMITAGE (4); NX191529 PRIVATE S W BETTS (5); QX59211 PRIVATE K KERRISK (6); NX96849 LANCE CORPORAL V HARDING (7).
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-25. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD AIR MAINTENANCE COMPANY PACKING SUPPLIES TO BE DROPPED BY PARACHUTE TO TROOPS IN FORWARD AREAS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX152149 PRIVATE CLARKE (1
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-25. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD AIR MAINTENANCE COMPANY FITTING AN AMERICAN PARACHUTE TO A PACK (ON THE LEFT), DESIGNED TO FIT A DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT. AT THE RIGHT A "POL" (PETROL, OIL
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-25. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD AIR MAINTENANCE COMPANY EXAMINE FOR FLAWS SALVAGED PARACHUTES WHICH ARE DRYING IN THE SUN. SOME OF THESE BRILLIANTLY COLOURED PARACHUTES ARE MADE FRO
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-25. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD AIR MAINTENANCE COMPANY CARRYING SUPPLY DROPPING CONTAINERS DURING PREPARATIONS FOR A PARACHUTE DROP TO TROOPS IN FORWARD AREA. THEY HOLD AN AMERICAN
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-25. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD AIR MAINTENANCE COMPANY PACKING SUPPLIES TO BE DROPPED BY PARACHUTE TO FORWARD TROOPS. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- N252668 PRIVATE DICKENS (1); QX6036
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
