TRINITY BEACH, QLD. 1943-08-23. JEEP ASSISTED BY MANPOWER HAULS AN ANTI-TANK GUN ASHORE DURING THE 16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBINED INVASION EXERCISES.
photo courtesy Australian War Memorial Collection
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Monday, June 6, 2011
70 Years of Jeep - WW2 Australian Jeeps In Action - Queensland
Another interesting photo of Jeeps in action with Australian forces. This time in Queensland's Trinity Beach during military exercises
TRINITY BEACH, QLD. 1943-08-23. JEEP ASSISTED BY MANPOWER HAULS AN ANTI-TANK GUN ASHORE DURING THE 16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBINED INVASION EXERCISES.
photo courtesy Australian War Memorial Collection
TRINITY BEACH, QLD. 1943-08-23. JEEP ASSISTED BY MANPOWER HAULS AN ANTI-TANK GUN ASHORE DURING THE 16TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBINED INVASION EXERCISES.
photo courtesy Australian War Memorial Collection
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
70 Years of Jeep - WW2 Australian Jeeps In Action - US General Douglas Macurthur On Tour
2011 is Jeeps 70th Anniversary and we are featuring historical photos of The Jeep in action with Australian and Allied forces in World War 2. This photo and many others are available for viewing at the Australian War Memorial website.
General Douglas Macarthur, Supreme Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area (seated in the front passenger's seat of the jeep) and Major General G F Wootten, General Officer Commanding 9th Division (seated in the back seat of the jeep) moving off in a jeep to inspect Australian Army installations in the Brunei Bay area.
General Douglas Macarthur, Supreme Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area (seated in the front passenger's seat of the jeep) and Major General G F Wootten, General Officer Commanding 9th Division (seated in the back seat of the jeep) moving off in a jeep to inspect Australian Army installations in the Brunei Bay area.
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