Operation Hardrock 1957 – 1958: John Martin Abbott’s Story – Part 4
Road Building To get vehicles and equipment to the radar station site, the squadron had to lay four miles of road up steep terrain from the base to the top of Mullach Sgar and Mullach Mor. A 60 foot bridge was built to allow equipment and materials to reach the site...Operation Hardrock 1957–1958: John Martin Abbott’s Story – Part 3
LCT L4041 beached in the Village Bay Landing Craft Tank L4041 (RASCV/HMAV Abbeville) ran aground at Village Bay in St Kilda for three days in 1957. It was subsequently refloated. The following photos show the beached craft. Come back soon for Part...
Operation Hardrock 1957–1958: John Martin Abbott’s Story – Part 2
Landing craft – the only way to travel! John and the rest of 5004 Airfield Squadron arrived on St Kilda on Landing Craft Tank (LCT) – the winds around the islands made flying in too risky. Travel on, and operation of, a Landing Craft Tank comes, however, with its own...