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[Keith Webb]

What's the device on the front of the Jeep?

Fifth United States Army Air Force Command Depot, located in northern area of Australia during World War II [picture]
Date(s) of creation: [ca. 1944]
7 photographs : gelatin silver ; each 10.0 x 12.0 cm. approx.
Reproduction rights: State Library of Victoria.
Accession Number: H98.104/4003
Image Number: an005529

PS Just found it...

Includes Australian and American ground crews working together on the outer starboard engine of a Liberator, l. to r.: Pfc. Frank Shively (Jamestown, Ls.), Lac. D. Mobbs (St. George, QLD.), Pte. David Goodman (Winchester, Mass.) and Lac. D. Higgins (Maryborough, QLD.); test blocks for trial runs to see if the overhauled engines operate satisfactorily; "magnetic jeep" picking up nails, wires etc. from camp roads, its designer, S/Sgt. W. Paul Cail at the wheel demonstrating its use to Australian Army mechanics; supply warehouse interior; Flying Fortress partially dismantled in one the large hangers; worker using steam hose to clean preservatives from Boston Havoc Bomber; F/O. Coles (Richmond, N.S.W.) with two American servicemen examining a new type of sling for hoisting of engines.