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UNIMOG Mother Ship (Afghanistan)

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2001 - 2021

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Overview

Due to the lack of undercover storage at the Army Museum site for this exhibit, it has been returned to the control of the Australian Army History Unit. Continuing deterioration in the salt and moisture environment on site, ongoing degradation due to rust could not be controlled. In accord with museum collection ethics, the vehicle was transferred to a more suitable weatherproof storage conditions at the AHU Repository at Bandiana, Victoria.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-32-LTO 018

Item type

Weapons

Contextual information

Due to maintenance considerations, this vehicle has been returned to Defence. Lightweight steel modifications proved susceptible to local maritime conditions and the longer-term survivability of the vehicle could not be achieved. other factors in deaccessioning was the lack of definitive documentation relating to the vehicle's deployment and operational use.

Year

2001 - 2021

Last modified

Wednesday, 21 October, 2026

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