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Nadzab Landings

Members of the Australian Army's 2nd Commando Regiment conduct a free-fall parachute jump from a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Nadzab Landings in September 1943. Story by Flying Officer Aarron Dann. Photo by Senior Airman Mackenzie Cooper.
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Free-falling into PNG

08/12/202311/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3941 Views 0 Comments 2nd Commando Regiment, C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Global Dexterity, Nadzab Landings, No. 36 Squadron, PNGDF, RAF, US Air Force, WWII

Australian Army commandos from 2 Cdo Regt parachuted into Papua New Guinea to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the World

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