The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The general camp area of 11 Signals Unit RAAF, part of 55 Operational Base Unit (OBU) at Birdum, NT, showing the simple huts with tarpaulin covered roofs. The area was previously occupied by the United States 145 Hospital before they moved to Adelaide River.
Three unidentified members of the signal office night shift at 11 Signals Unit RAAF, part of 55 Operational Base Unit (OBU) at Birdum, NT. These men might have been on an aircraft listening watch wher
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. 1942-12. WASHING BY THE RAILWAY TRACKS FROM THE TRAIN REFILLING PIPES WHILE EN ROUTE FROM MELBOURNE TO NO 55 OPERATIONAL BASE UNIT, BIRDUM, NT.
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. 1942-12. A DASH FOR THE TRAIN - THESE CHAPS HAVE BEEN HAVING A WASH OR SHOWER FROM THE TRAIN REFILLING PIPES WHILE EN ROUTE FROM MELBOURNE TO NO 55 OPERATIONAL BASE UNIT, BIRDUM, NT
ADELAIDE RIVER, NT. 1943-09-06. AMMUNITION HUTS OF THE 51ST AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMMUNITION DEPOT SHOWING WIDE SPACING GIVEN TO THE HUTS AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION.
BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO 1945-12-10. ADMIRAL LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN TALKS TO SERGEANT V. WHITE (MURRAY, BRIDGE SA), 38TH OPERATIONAL BASE UNIT (OBU) RAAF, DURING THE ADMIRAL'S INSPECTION OF THE AREA. (PHOTO
Pre-enlistment portrait of 5841Sergeant (Sgt) Geoffrey Charles Cobern RAAF, 55 Operational Base Unit Birdum. A resident of Hobart, Tasmania, Sgt Cobern enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 10
