The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. ONE OF THE NEW 5.5 INCH GUNS OF 426 BATTERY, ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY, NOW BEING USED ON THE EL ALAMEIN FRONT. THESE GUNS HAVE A RANGE OF ABOUT 17,000 YARDS. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE GUN UNDER ITS CAMOUFLAGE NETTING AND ITS BREECH.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. GUN OF 426 BATTERY, ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY IN ITS CAMOUFLAGED POSITION. THIS IS ONE OF THE NEW 5.5INCH GUNS, WITH A RANGE OF ABOUT 17,000 YARDS, NOW BEING USED ON THE
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-10. GUN OF 426 BATTERY, ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY AT ANGLE READY FOR FIRING. ONE OF THE NEW 5.5 INCH GUNS, IT HAS AN APPROXIMATE RANGE OF 17,000 YARDS.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCED DOWN NEAR EL ALAMEIN AFTER AN AERIAL BATTLE. THIS PICTURE SHOWS DAMAGE TO TAIL-PIECE. A GERMAN MESSERSCHMITT BF109F, DAMAGED
TEL-EL-EISA. EGYPT. 1942-07-29. A PICTURE OF A 25-POUNDER GUN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY UNDER ITS CAMOUFLAGE NETTING.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-22. TELEPHONE WIRES DAMAGED NEAR EL ALAMEIN.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-22. NOTICE IN THE FORWARD AREA NEAR EL ALAMEIN.
