| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014010 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Silk, George |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area |
| Date made | 8 January 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEW GUINEA. AIR BATTLES IN NEW GUINEA. SIX INDISPUTABLE PROOFS OF ALLIED AIR SUCCESS IN NEW ...
Description
NEW GUINEA. AIR BATTLES IN NEW GUINEA. SIX INDISPUTABLE PROOFS OF ALLIED AIR SUCCESS IN NEW GUINEA. SIX ZEROS SHOT DOWN BY ALLIED AIRMEN IN THE BUNA-GONA AREA WHICH BURST INTO FLAMES WHEN THEY HIT THE GROUND AND SPLATTERED THE JUNGLE WITH BURNING OIL AND PETROL CAUSING FIRES WHICH COULD BE SEEN FOR MILES. THE PILOTS WHO SHOT DOWN THESE ENEMY PLANES HAD NO DIFFICULTY IN ESTABLISHING THEIR CLAIMS TO THE "KILLS". THE DOG FIGHTS IN WHICH THESE ZEROS WERE SHOT DOWN WERE FOUGHT AT A HEIGHT TOO GREAT FOR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ACTUAL COMBAT. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).