KANGU HILL, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-05. A JAPANESE RANGE FINDER AT AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION ...

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Accession Number 097814
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

KANGU HILL, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-10-05. A JAPANESE RANGE FINDER AT AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION POST. IT PROTECTED THE AERIAL APPROACH TO THE BUIN AREA. TROOPS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS NOW OCCUPY THE HILL, WHICH WAS RINGED BY 4-INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS.